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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford — Funny, informative movie reviews

Jan 2022

Don’t Look Up (2021)::rating::3::rating::3::rating::3

S ome satires are so precise in their humor, they feel like a ninja catching a gnat with chopsticks. On the other hand, the jokes in Don't Look Up are about…

Dec 2021

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The Matrix Resurrections (2021)::rating::2.5

I ronically, The Matrix Resurrections trades heavily on nostalgia for that pioneering first film, while also embodying many of the same flaws that doomed its sequels: For all the explosions and…

Dec 2021

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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)::rating::2.5

In fact, this film suffers as much as any “classic” that I’ve ever seen. Somewhere between ’93 and now, Seattle probably lost a full star on this rating.

Dec 2021

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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)::rating::4.5

It captures everything great about the Spider-Man franchise thus far, while also deftly smoothing over a few glaring flaws.

Dec 2021

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Die Hard 2 (1990)::rating::3

If the first film was great, then this one rates as pretty good. As inevitable movies go, Die Hard 2 could’ve been a lot worse.

Dec 2021

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The Power of the Dog (2021)::rating::4.5

L ike many of the greatest Westerns, Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog is a film built on paradoxes. Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) is an eccentric cowboy who somehow projects charisma…

Dec 2021

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The Holiday (2006)::rating::3

I agonized over how to rate this movie--probably a lot more than I should have. Yes, The Holiday is absolute piffle, but schmaltzy comfort films definitely occupy an important place in…

Nov 2021

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The Last Waltz (1978)::rating::5

The Last Waltz serves as the glorious, glowing sunset for rock's greatest era. Orange, yellow, and red lights bathe the musicians, who are mostly dressed in browns and blues.…

Nov 2021

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Thirteen Ghosts (2001)::rating::2

You know you're in trouble when a movie's stylized title (Thir13en Ghosts) hurts your brain to process. Most of what follows is cacophonous and incoherent to the point of…

Oct 2021

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Fright Night (1985)::rating::3.5

Fright Night feels like a Valentine gift-wrapped in Halloween colors. Horror aficionados will revel in it, especially fans of the Lugosi-Karloff era. Everyone else can bask in the…

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