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2/4
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North
(1994)
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Robert W. Butler
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"North" lacks the emotions and ideas to satisfy as a feature. You find yourself yearning for shorter, simpler, sweeter.
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3/4
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Misery
(1990)
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Robert W. Butler
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This is a film that makes you laugh with nasty glee, jump out of your skin and then laugh again.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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3/4
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The American President
(1995)
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Robert W. Butler
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Although it dares to embrace unabashedly liberal ideals, The American President manages to avoid strident excesses; in classic Hollywood fashion, it sucks us into an engaging and highly satisfying romance.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
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KC Star Staff
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Strikingly produced by Julian Blaustein and imaginatively adapted for the screen by Edmund H. North from a story by Harry Bates.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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2.5/4
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Stand by Me
(1986)
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Robert W. Butler
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It's one of those pictures you want to like more than you actually do.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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Gaslight
(1944)
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KC Star Staff
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Miss Bergman, Boyer and Cotten play their roles splendidly.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
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KC Star Staff
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Madcap as ever, the immortally ridiculous characters of Lewis Carroll take on a hilarious bounce and verve in the Walt Disney version of Alice in Wonderland.
Posted Jan 08, 2026
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3/4
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A Few Good Men
(1992)
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Robert W. Butler
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... this courtroom drama succeeds as popular entertainment and as a thought-provoking examination of the nature and responsibilities of the military.
Posted Jan 08, 2026
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3/4
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The Sure Thing
(1985)
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Robert Trussell
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Mr. Reiner and writers Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts have provided enough contemporary twists to the basic formula that the movie seems fresh.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Princess Bride
(1987)
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Robert W. Butler
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Reiner's strength is his sincerity. He's able to skewer the conventions of the adventure genre while still celebrating them. Still, The Princess Bride suffers from some draggy moments.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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3/4
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When Harry Met Sally...
(1989)
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Robert W. Butler
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Ephron's way with a zinger line, Reiner's directorial fluency and Barry Sonnenfeld's sumptuous photography, which makes New York look like an urban paradise, add up to a nifty 90 minutes at the movies.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy
(1939)
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Jack Moffitt
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Directed with a smashing episodic, almost news-reel style, that adapts itself well to current history, "Confessions of a Nazi Spy," contains performances so gripping and real as almost to make you hate the actors.
Posted Dec 31, 2025
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The Fortune
(1975)
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Giles M. Fowler
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The film does not build up enough feeling for either the crooks or Miss Channing to draw the viewer into the zany happenings on screen.
Posted Dec 22, 2025
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Bite the Bullet
(1975)
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Dennis Stack
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"Bite the Bullet" is a grand fantasia of Americana.
Posted Dec 22, 2025
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2.5/4
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Hook
(1991)
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Robert W. Butler
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Although overall Hook is just passable, it does have some redeeming elements. Foremost among these is Hoffman's Hook: The actor completely disappears inside this performance.
Posted Dec 19, 2025
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2/4
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Christine
(1983)
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Robert Trussell
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Let's face it -- old cars simply aren't very frightening, even when Stephen King invests them with murderous personalities. Better luck next time, Mr. Carpenter.
Posted Dec 17, 2025
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1.5/4
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Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
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Robert W. Butler
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There are more laughs in 15 minutes of TV's "Pee-wee's Playhouse" than in this entire film.
Posted Dec 11, 2025
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3.5/4
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The Abyss
(1989)
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Robert W. Butler
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"The Abyss" is a classic movie adventure made all the more noteworthy because in the final analysis the landscape it explores is the human heart.
Posted Dec 10, 2025
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2.5/4
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True Lies
(1994)
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Robert W. Butler
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On the plus side, you get two movies for the price of one.
Posted Dec 10, 2025
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3/4
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991)
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Robert W. Butler
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On several counts "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" succeeds spectacularly. Its special effects are as amazing as anything ever seen on the screen. Its chases and shootouts represent the acme of action moviemaking.
Posted Dec 08, 2025
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1.5/4
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The Terminator
(1984)
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John Hughes
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Finally, Hollywood has found a role in which Mr. Schwarzenegger can be typecast, and it should be said that, as a robot, he does a credible job.
Posted Dec 08, 2025
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A Christmas Carol
(1984)
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Barry Garron
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George C. Scott is marvelous.
Posted Dec 04, 2025
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1/4
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Piranha II: The Spawning
(1981)
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Robert Trussell
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Viewers should be warned that any realism they encounter in this movie is purely accidental, and not the result of the filmmakers' grand design.
Posted Dec 02, 2025
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Peeper
(1975)
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Dennis Stack
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"Peeper" is just plain ridiculous.
Posted Nov 21, 2025
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The Wiz
(1978)
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Robert W. Butler
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For all its faults, "The Wiz" is super family entertainment.
Posted Nov 17, 2025
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2/4
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The Running Man
(1987)
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Robert W. Butler
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"The Running Man" is not a very good movie. In fact, it's average Schwarzenegger.
Posted Nov 06, 2025
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2/4
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Predator 2
(1990)
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Ward Triplett III
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"Predator 2" is nonsense, but it does deliver the goods that action, horror, science-fiction and cop-movie fans have come to expect.
Posted Oct 31, 2025
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2.5/4
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Predator
(1987)
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Robert Trussell
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Despite the inherent predictability of much of the material, director John McTiernan and his crew have mounted a handsomely crafted, explicitly violent adventure movie that is part war film, part jungle survival epic and part science fiction-fantasy.
Posted Oct 31, 2025
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Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
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KC Star Staff
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The screenplay of "Rebel Without a Cause" underlines the point that life continually poses problems that need to be solved, and in a complex society young people need sympathetic guidance and counseling from oldsters sincerely interested in their welfare.
Posted Oct 23, 2025
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Dracula
(1979)
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Robert W. Butler
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Director John Badham is terrific at whipping up atmosphere and the sets, costuming, photography and special effects are all first-rate. It's enough to make "Dracula" pleasantly diverting.
Posted Oct 21, 2025
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The Brood
(1979)
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Robert W. Butler
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Cronenberg is so good at building suspense and coaxing fine performances out of his cast that no one should feel cheated by the last reel.
Posted Oct 21, 2025
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Stephen King's It
(1990)
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Barry Garron
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A taut, terror-filled movie.
Posted Oct 14, 2025
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Born Yesterday
(1950)
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KC Star Staff
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While exercising her comic forte, Miss Holliday displays notable dramatic strength, making smooth and convincing the transformation of the dizzy, shallow Billie into a public, spirited, conscientious citizen.
Posted Oct 13, 2025
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2/4
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Desert Hearts
(1985)
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Robert W. Butler
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Natalie Cooper's screenplay never digs beneath the surface of the characters, and her few attempts at revelatory dialogue are hopelessly stilted.
Posted Oct 12, 2025
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3/5
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My Beautiful Laundrette
(1985)
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Robert Trussell
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Performances are uniformly excellent.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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3.5/4
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The Celluloid Closet
(1995)
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Robert W. Butler
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A film that is factual and fiercely moving.
Posted Oct 08, 2025
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3/4
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Tron
(1982)
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Robert W. Butler
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"Tron" must be regarded as a major achievement, an impressive first step toward the day when a computer becomes an essential tool of the movie maker.
Posted Oct 06, 2025
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2.5/4
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Casper
(1995)
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Robert W. Butler
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That "Casper" gets as much mileage as it does seems to be largely due to the efforts of Brad Silberling, a first-time director who seems utterly at ease in the worlds of special effects and offbeat humor.
Posted Oct 01, 2025
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3.5/4
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Boogie Nights
(1997)
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Robert W. Butler
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It delivers one revelation after another, but the biggest surprise of Boogie Nights may be its benevolence.
Posted Sep 24, 2025
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Ghost
(1990)
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Scott Hettrick
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It's hokey, manipulative and terrific.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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RoboCop
(1987)
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Scott Hettrick
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"Robocop" is the top gun.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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The Little Mermaid
(1989)
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Scott Hettrick
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Filled with every charming element you could hope for in a family film.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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RoboCop 2
(1990)
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Scott Hettrick
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RoboCop 2 tries hard to maintain the black humor of its predecessor, but there is just too darned much graphic and gratuitous violence for it to be really fun.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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3/4
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To Sleep With Anger
(1990)
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Robert W. Butler
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"To Sleep With Anger" is undoubtedly a daring work, a virtual cornucopia of acute observations and cultural reference points.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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Silverado
(1985)
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Scott Hettrick
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Director Lawrence Kasdan use every familiar plot and style element without letting any of them be cliches.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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Pacific Heights
(1990)
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Scott Hettrick
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Director John Schlesinger lets the potentially gripping premise dissipate without ever grabbing the audience by the throat.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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Goodfellas
(1990)
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Scott Hettrick
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We probably didn't need yet another mob movie, but if we did, this wasn't the fresh angle it would have been nice to see explored.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
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Scott Hettrick
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Gee-whiz. Get Pee-wee back to the friendly confines of his playhouse. It's safer, cheaper and much more fun.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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Darkman
(1990)
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Scott Hettrick
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Liam Neeson just doesn't cut it as a superhero.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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To Sleep With Anger
(1990)
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Scott Hettrick
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Danny Glover is delightfully malicious.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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