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1
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3/5
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Thunder Force (2021)
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Eddie Harrison
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...Thunder Force is inoffensive, reasonably measured in its gentle parody of exhausted tropes, and confidently performed by the two leads. But it's also half-cooked and uninspired...
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Posted Apr 10, 2021
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2
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3/5
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Amin -- The Rise and Fall (1981)
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Eddie Harrison
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...it's compelling to watch a film so contemporaneous as a primary source...
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Posted Apr 8, 2021
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3
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5/5
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The Hustler (1961)
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Eddie Harrison
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'..The Hustler is a sordid, beautiful, wordy, visually austere experience that views all human life with compassion and derision in equal measure...'
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Posted Apr 8, 2021
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4
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4/5
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The Bear (1988)
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Eddie Harrison
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...this is no Disney story, but a brutal, heart-wrenching tale of friendship between animals and, eventually, between man and nature...
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Posted Apr 7, 2021
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5
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4/5
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Palm Springs (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a unromantic, caustic rom-com which rolls over to reveal grown-up, idealistic sentiment, but only after pigging out in cheerfully anarchic style...
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Posted Apr 6, 2021
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6
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4/5
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10 (1979)
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Eddie Harrison
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'It's probably the writer/director's best film outside of the Pink Panther movies, and the portrait of the artist as a dirty aging man is one that still resonates today.'
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Posted Apr 4, 2021
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7
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3/5
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The Mauritanian (2021)
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Eddie Harrison
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...The Mauritanian, whatever its flaws, makes a good fist of addressing issues about Guantanamo Bay...
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Posted Apr 3, 2021
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8
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4/5
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Wheels (2018)
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Eddie Harrison
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...it's the kind of on-point indie effort that really deserves a big audience...
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Posted Apr 2, 2021
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9
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2/5
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Chaos Walking (2021)
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Eddie Harrison
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Chaos Walking is a utter mess, too silly for adults, too dry and weird for kids...
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Posted Apr 2, 2021
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10
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4/5
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Honeydew (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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Honeydew's sobering assault on our fears and anxieties manages the difficult job of making a familiar Hansel and Gretel situation feel scary all over again...
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Posted Apr 1, 2021
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11
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4/5
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The Black Windmill (1974)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a rewarding watch for fans of Michael Caine, and director Don Siegel...
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Posted Mar 31, 2021
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12
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4/5
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Minari (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a sunny recollection of an 80's childhood, and specifically a love story between a boy and his aging grandmother, Minari is a feel-good movie with heart...
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Posted Mar 30, 2021
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13
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4/5
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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a star-driven detective romp that's packed with quality and good taste...
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Posted Mar 29, 2021
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14
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3/5
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Invaders From Mars (1986)
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Eddie Harrison
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...the first half of Invaders From Mars is easily the best, with a strange off-kilter feel that comes from slavishly updating a 50's storyline...
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Posted Mar 28, 2021
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15
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4/5
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Made in Italy (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a slight, gentle but knowing drama riddled with small moments of insight...
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Posted Mar 27, 2021
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16
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4/5
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Crisis (2021)
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Eddie Harrison
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Crisis shines a harsh light on a genuine problem happening right now, and offers an urgent wake-up call to the sleeping masses that something simply has to be done about the opioid problem...
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Posted Mar 26, 2021
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17
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3/5
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Tom & Jerry (2021)
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Eddie Harrison
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...does a good job of maintaining the animosity between cat and mouse for the most part...
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Posted Mar 26, 2021
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18
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4/5
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The Banishing (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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'......everyone's reputations are enhanced by this considered, wintry and effectively fearful slice of horror...'
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Posted Mar 25, 2021
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19
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4/5
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Thunder Road (2018)
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Eddie Harrison
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Cummings brings his central character to life in a series of unforced, gentle scenes that make Thunder Road something of a triumph of minimalist indie cinema...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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20
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3/5
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Red Sonja (1985)
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Eddie Harrison
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...sword and sorcery buffoonery...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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21
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3/5
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Sextette (1978)
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Eddie Harrison
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Like the Mae-Goes-Disco version of Baby Face that climaxes the film, it burns it way into your consciousness, leaving you changed inside forever
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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22
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5/5
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The Goldfinch (2019)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a meticulous, beautifully mounted adaptation that deserves an audience
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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23
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4/5
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Hussy (1980)
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Eddie Harrison
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If you can ignore the hideous 70's décor, music and attitudes, it's a powerful little B movie that's worth braving the ignominy of having Hussy on your search history...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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24
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3/5
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On Deadly Ground (1994)
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Eddie Harrison
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...grandstanding vanity which marked the apex of ambition and the zenith of achievement of Seagal's career to date...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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25
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3/5
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Hawk, the Slayer (1980)
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Eddie Harrison
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Hawk The Slayer might be a rip-off, but it's a fun, idiosyncratic film that's gaining momentum as a cult item...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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26
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3/5
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Stick (1985)
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Eddie Harrison
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...goes through the gears effectively enough...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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27
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4/5
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Russian Roulette (1975)
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Eddie Harrison
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...Any film that ends with George Segal climbing onto the roof of a hotel and shooting down a helicopter is a winner in my book...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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28
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3/5
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Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
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Eddie Harrison
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...for bad movie fans, it's a masterpiece of over-ripe dialogue, ridiculously melodramatic situations, and rabid, macho posturing that curdles the moment it hits the screen...
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Posted Mar 24, 2021
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29
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3/5
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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
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Eddie Harrison
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...neither the stars nor the songs are a big draw this time around, but The Muppets Take Manhattan has an airy, lightweight quality that gets it over the finish line...
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Posted Mar 23, 2021
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30
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4/5
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The Squeeze (1977)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a shockingly hard-as-nails urban thriller...
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Posted Mar 23, 2021
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31
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1/5
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Hamilton (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...this neither-fish-nor-fowl version, capturing theatrics not adapted for film, isn't what we need right now...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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32
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4/5
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Pinocchio (2019)
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Eddie Harrison
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Pinocchio may not be a real boy, but this is a real film, glowingly shot on Tuscan locations and offering a traditional, literate folk-tale feel with no strings attached...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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33
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3/5
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Condorman (1981)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a convoluted narrative to ask any kid to enjoy...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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34
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4/5
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
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Eddie Harrison
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...offering up horror tropes but grounded in small-town Americana, this is about the most wholesome horror film ever made...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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35
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4/5
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Clara (2018)
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Eddie Harrison
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Clara is a small but perfectly played movie that deserves to be singled out for praise, for an intelligent storyline, for a genuine interest in science, and a romance that gives the film heart...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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36
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5/5
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Little Women (2019)
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Eddie Harrison
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Gerwig's sumptuous film shows a modern audience that feminism and romance can fit together nicely...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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37
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3/5
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Ammonite (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...an uninvolving alabaster expression of a non-existent relationship...
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Posted Mar 22, 2021
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38
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4/5
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The Long Goodbye (1973)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a classic 1970's film; unique, individual, downbeat and scuzzy...
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Posted Mar 21, 2021
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39
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4/5
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Reborn (2018)
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Eddie Harrison
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...engaging horror that has a real nous about it...
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Posted Mar 21, 2021
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40
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5/5
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Speed (1994)
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Eddie Harrison
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Speed offers the simple pleasures of a great action film...
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Posted Mar 21, 2021
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41
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3/5
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Soapdish (1991)
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Eddie Harrison
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...Soapdish is funnier than most industry lampoons and in-jokes...
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Posted Mar 20, 2021
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42
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3/5
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Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
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Eddie Harrison
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...fluffy, shallow but bright and easy-going, idiotic and yet hard to hate...
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Posted Mar 20, 2021
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43
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3/5
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Tron: Legacy (2010)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a big, beautiful, expensive train-wreck that really is something of an apex in glossy, vapid movie-making...
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Posted Mar 19, 2021
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44
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4/5
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...while George C Wolfe's adaptation of August Wilson's play is a respectful, vibrant work, it also feels like filmed theatre rather than cinema...
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Posted Mar 18, 2021
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45
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3/5
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The Secret Garden (2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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...shifts the narrative only to include a number of diversity sops, but the Victorian core of the novel survives...
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Posted Mar 17, 2021
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46
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1/5
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The Vulture (1967)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a painstakingly lugubrious investigation unfolds in tepid colour...
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Posted Mar 16, 2021
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47
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3/5
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Uncle Buck (1989)
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Eddie Harrison
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...Hughes and Candy may take a sloppy, anything-goes approach here, but it works...
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Posted Mar 16, 2021
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48
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4/5
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Dressed to Kill (1980)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a jaw-droppingly slick thriller...
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Posted Mar 15, 2021
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49
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4/5
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Without a Clue (1988)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a minor delight, well performed and with a fresh, charming take on beloved characters...
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Posted Mar 15, 2021
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50
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4/5
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Mona Lisa (1986)
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Eddie Harrison
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... if you've got the stomach for a brutal depiction of the darker side of London, Mona Lisa doesn't so much engage you with a smile as rabbit-punches you in the gut...
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Posted Mar 15, 2021
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