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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

May 2022

The Northman (2022)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

T he Northman puts me into a bit of a tangle. On the plus side, director Robert Eggers creates a relentlessly visceral revenge epic, set against a sweeping historical backdrop.…

Mar 2022

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Rounders (1998)::rating::4

I n his review, Roger Ebert compared Rounders to Rocky, and it's certainly apropos: Over the course of the film, poker player Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) gets demolished in a high-stakes game,…

Mar 2022

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Ranking the Best Picture Nominees (2021)::rating::5

W ith the Oscars fast approaching, it's time to take a closer look at the nominees. It's a boatload of fun to rank things, so let's make a list, shall…

Mar 2022

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Licorice Pizza (2021)::rating::5

L icorice Pizza is an eccentric, shapeless masterpiece. It follows Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman), a precocious, entrepreneurial teenager, as he hustles his way through the San Fernando Valley, circa 1973. As…

Mar 2022

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Summer of Soul (2021)::rating::4.5

T he Harlem Cultural Festival was a massive musical happening, spread over six weeks of 1969's sweltering summer. Tens of thousands concert-goers crammed into Harlem's Mount Morris Park to hear…

Feb 2022

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Drive My Car (2021)::rating::5

F or much of Drive My Car, Misaki (Tōko Miura) chauffeurs Yusuke (Hidetoshi Nishikima) to and from his job as a theater director. He listens to cassettes of his late…

Feb 2022

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House of Gucci (2021)::rating::2.5

A fter 160 minutes of House of Gucci, I can confidently say I have no idea what the hell I just watched. Is this a gloriously trashy piece of pop art--the…

Feb 2022

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Encanto (2021)::rating::4.5

A s a parent to a toddler, I can now assess the landscape of children's movies with a much higher degree of confidence. My verdict: From a story standpoint, most…

Feb 2022

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West Side Story (2021)::rating::4.5

A s a lifelong Spielberg aficionado, I'm honestly a little shocked it's taken him this long to tackle a musical. His movies have always relied on elaborate, ambitious shots that…

Feb 2022

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Nightmare Alley (2021)::rating::3.5

W ithin Guillermo del Toro's ambitious, eccentric Nightmare Alley, two very different movies form an awkward coexistence: For much of its first half, we see the dark, sprawling topography of a…

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