Category: Another Look
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Paul Thomas Anderson: One Film After Another
A journey through one weekend with three Paul Thomas Anderson films.
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Another Look at The Late Show (***1/2)
The Late Show, directed by Robert Benton and released in 1977, features Art Carney and Lily Tomlin in a charming tale of old versus young. Carney’s seasoned investigator, Ira Wells, teams up with the whimsical Margo Spelling, played by Tomlin, to solve a case involving her missing cat, showcasing their contrasting dynamics.
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Another Look at The Laughing Policeman (***) and serial killer “procedurals” in the early 1970’s
Police “procedurals” then and now spend much of their time ignoring rules, then thanking those who advised them on police work.
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Another Look at The Fly (1986) – Cronenberg at his most…
As long as Cronenberg has the lens on Goldlum, The Fly is a winner.
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Another Look: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (****) saves Universal
Lucky viewers will get to see the film as a kid and enjoy it once more when they’re older.
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Another Look: Almost Famous Bootleg Cut (****) feels real but still too perfect
In Almost Famous, we have all problems wrapped up in a nice little bow with not much more than smiles to remember. There should have at least been some sort of venerial disease as a result of all that messing around.
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Another Look at Falling from Grace (***1/2) Mellencamp’s first film
As it stands the film feels like a particularly brutal television movie with a few good lines and way too many characters speechifying.
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Another Look at Wrong Turn (**) just lingers on Dushku
…unfortunately Dushku missed her Ripley opportunity.
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Another Look: Police Story 3 / Supercop 1 (***1/2)
Michelle Yeoh plucked this viewer out of the haze and made a lasting impression.
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Another (Ironic) look: Blind Fury (**) is a missed opportunity
I used to think I wanted to own this film. Now I feel bad just taking the time watching it on Prime Video. I feel worse for Hauer than anything. He’s got the talent to put more into this film than he does. Given the goofball history of the Zatoichi films of the 50’s through…
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