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100 Greatest Gangster Films: Mesrine: Killer Instinct, Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 — #51
October 24, 2024Jacques Mesrine was one of the most notorious criminals in France during the 1960s and 1970s....
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Movie Review: Lincoln
October 24, 2024As expected, Day-Lewis breathes life into Abraham Lincoln. And, as expected, he’s fantastic to watch, even...
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Movie Review: Skyfall
October 24, 2024Our latter-day Bond, played to perfection by Daniel Craig, has re-energized the character created by novelist...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films: Midnight Run, #50
October 22, 2024This is The Odd Couple on the run from the mob. And it works primarily—if not...
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Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
October 20, 2024Here’s where the movie diverges from the book. In Meyer’s version, there is no battle. There...
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Movie Review: Red Dawn
October 19, 2024Unlike the original film, which begins the invasion with an eerie sequence as paratroopers silently float...
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Movie Review: Rise of the Guardians
October 18, 2024In Rise of the Guardians, we discover that not only are Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy...
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Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
October 18, 2024Much of the time, a movie just can’t offer the sort of character depth and development...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Big Heat, #49
October 18, 2024Bannion is a tough-talking homicide detective investigating the suicide of another cop. He questions the dead...
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Charlie Chan: A Hero of Sorts
October 17, 2024An ethnic image is tricky, full of half-truths and snapshot attributes. In the Chan mysteries, there...