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A Scanner Darkly
Thoughtful, funny, deep and moving, all beautifully presented and performed. →
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Army of Darkness
Just relentlessly fun from start to finish. Quotable, rewatchable, Bruce Campbell again at his absolute best. →
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Evil Dead II
Really can’t be faulted. Grotesque effects, iconic scenes, and a gloriously unhinged performance from Bruce Campbell. →
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The Italian Job (2003)
Forget that it’s a remake of a classic; this is an unexpectedly decent action thriller. Fun and exhilarating. →
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Guncrazy (1992)
A serviceable but forgettable thriller with a strong cast that never sparks. →
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Colossal
Fantastic piece with unexpected depths and startling performances. Hathaway is outstanding, Sudeikis is terrifying. →
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Obsession
Unashamedly inspired by Vertigo but still a great, gripping thriller in its own right. Can’t go wrong with John Lithgow of course. →
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Star Trek (2009)
Fantastic action, solid character work, decent performances, and the shallowest, most threadbare of stories. →
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Belladonna of Sadness
An undeniably beautiful film but as it meandered and dragged to the ending it quickly lost my attention. →
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Addams Family Values
Even better than the first; the same chemistry between Huston and Julia, great laughs, fun story, an amazing Joan Cusack. →
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The Devil’s Violinist
Absorbing Paganini biopic and fantastic musical scenes, but whoever tells Jared Harris he can do accents needs to stop. →
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Blood on Satan’s Claw
Rambling ‘70s folk horror that’s aged poorly. More comical than horrific now. →
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Guardians
Ludicrous Russian take on Avengers that’s not a great film but DOES feature a bear armed with a mini-gun so I’m going to allow it. →
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Zardoz
Reassuringly dreadful, in an appealingly brilliant way. →
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Girl Asleep
Charmingly funny and surreal, in the Napoleon Dynamite mode but without the reek of hipster. Has a better dance scene as well. →
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The Founder
Light-hearted, grit-free look at McDonald’s origins. A slight film, but two hours with Michael Keaton is always time well spent. →
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Immortal Beloved
A respectable sort-of-biopic of Beethoven, if a little unremarkable as well. →
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An Affair to Remember
Significantly more children’s choir scenes than I want in my romantic dramas. →
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Timecop
Enjoyable dross. →
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Shanghai Express
85 years old and barely aged a day. Simplistic by today’s standards but it looks great and Dietrich of course is stunning. →