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Author: Peter Sobczynski

Joel Schumacher starts small with “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”

Incredible Shrinking Woman
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Schumacher’s directorial debut is a silly, messy take on the restrictive gender roles of women in the household.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

“And don’t call me Shirley”: “Airplane!” at 40

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Four decades later, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker’s pitch-perfect disaster spoof is the template for the absurdist movie parody.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on July 2, 2020June 30, 2020

“I have seen the light!”: some personal thoughts on “The Blues Brothers”

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The action-comedy-musical classic turns 40 this year, and remains both a staple of 80s nostalgia & a love letter to Chicago

Peter Sobczynski Posted on June 20, 2020June 18, 2020

Sorry folks, it won’t happen again: “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” at 30

Gremlins 2 The New Batch
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Three decades later, Joe Dante’s gleefully anarchic monster-movie sequel remains an underappreciated cult classic.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on June 15, 2020June 18, 2020

In “Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan”, Jason (sort of) takes a bloody bite of the Big Apple

Friday the 13th Jason Takes Manhattan
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Paramount tried to jazz up the Friday the 13th franchise by plopping Jason in the City That Never Sleeps, but the results nearly killed the series.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020

A Dream Goes On Forever: “The Virgin Suicides” At 20

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Sofia Coppola’s dreamy, empathetic adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about troubled teens has only improved with time.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on April 21, 2020April 22, 2020

“Mission to Mars” 20 Years Later

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Brian De Palma’s bizarro, big-budget blastoff is rocky, but it remains an effectively fun entry in the director’s filmography.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on March 10, 2020March 9, 2020

Taking a Ride With Jim Jarmusch’s “Night on Earth”

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Jim Jarmusch’s around the world anthology is a flawed but ambitious look at the odd moments that bind us.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on January 14, 2020January 8, 2020

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