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Apr 2023

A Man Called Otto (2022)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

I n my years working retail, I once met a man very much like Otto Anderson. He was sour and belligerent, often muttering hideous and hateful diatribes under his breath.…

Apr 2023

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Platoon (1986)::rating::4.5

P latoon isn't so much about the loss of innocence as the wholesale devastation of it. The opening scene depicts something familiar in war epics: A transport of clean-shaven, clueless…

Apr 2023

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80 for Brady (2023)::rating::2.5

I did not enjoy 80 for Brady. Believe me, I wanted to. After all, the film centers on the pure devotion of four true sports fans. I'm a diehard…

Apr 2023

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Blow (2001)::rating::3

B low isn't so much a cousin to Goodfellas and Boogie Nights as it is a shameless little brother who insists on copying their every move. Like those classic films, Blow shows us…

Mar 2023

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Babylon (2022)::rating::2.5

B abylon begins as the cinematic equivalent of a hot, steaming bath, showcasing the unhinged hedonism of Hollywood in the Roaring Twenties. Over the grueling span of 190 withering minutes,…

Feb 2023

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M uch like Taken, the 90s horror flick with Denzel Washington, Smile presents the most terrifying killer imaginable: A virulent, incorporeal monster, traveling invisibly on the breeze. It randomly lights on a…

Feb 2023

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A View to a Kill (1985)::rating::2

B ond aficionados have long bagged on A View to a Kill as the nadir of the franchise, and their complaints aren’t without merit. The villain is more boring…

Jan 2023

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Triangle of Sadness (2022)::rating::3.5

M uch like this year’s The Menu, Triangle of Sadness takes aim at the pinkies-out dilettantes who punish the world with their platinum-coated sense of entitlement. Despite this similarity, the two films…

Dec 2022

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Bad Santa (2003)::rating::3.5

P ut simply, Bad Santa is as crass and cringey as anything Hollywood has ever produced. At its core is Willie (Billy Bob Thornton), a department store Santa who radiates…

Nov 2022

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Lethal Weapon (1987)::rating::4.5

L ethal Weapon may not be the source of cop-themed movie tropes, but it certainly elevated a bunch of them into cinematic institutions: Partners on opposite ends of the spectrum, with…

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