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On Samuel Fuller's subversive, unforgettable war movie.
By BLAKE PETERSON / February 25, 2020
MOVIE of the WEEK
By BLAKE PETERSON
Robert Rodriguez's small-scale action movie today feels like a nice change of pace from the modern bluckbuster.
The Flesh-and-Bloodedness of Desperado
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THE VIVIDNESS OF "WATCHMEN"
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THE REMARKABLE AUDACITY OF "HARD BOILED"
John Woo is relentless in his vision.
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"TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A." IS IMMACULATELY DERANGED
William Friedkin's neo-noir sets the corrupt-officer subgenre on fire.
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"LOVE JONES" IS ONE OF THE BEST ROMANTIC COMEDIES OF THE 1990S
We should have seen more from Theodore Witcher.
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"THE BAD NEWS BEARS" IS A SARDONIC ANTIDOTE TO SAPPY SPORTS MOVIES
February 24, 2020
"TO ALL THE BOYS: P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU" IS THE MIDDLE SIBLING OF ITS FRANCHISE
February 21, 2020
"BIRDS OF PREY" IS A BOUNCY, FLEET FOLLOW-UP TO "SUICIDE SQUAD"
February 20, 2020
SELF-OPTIMIZATION IS A NIGHTMARE IN "SECONDS"
February 19, 2020
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"The Last of Sheila" Turns the Whodunit Inside Out
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Chic Thrills: Five Films by Claude Chabrol, Starring Stéphane Audran
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