Tag: 2000s

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April 12, 2021

20 years later, “Josie & the Pussycats” still slaps

The clever satire of pop culture consumerism is still as fresh and relevant as ever.
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May 2, 2020

May’s Filmmaker of the Month: The Friday the 13th Series

For the first film's 40th anniversary, we hack and slash our way through the long, bloody saga of Jason Voorhees and his journeys from hell to Manhattan to space.
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March 24, 2020

“She Hate Me” Has Spike Lee Shooting Blanks

Spike Lee's hamfisted misfire throws everything at the kitchen sink - income inequality, Watergate, lesbian stud service - and none of it sticks.
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December 11, 2019

Clint Eastwood: The Man, The Glare, The Movie Star

A tribute to one of the greatest icons in movie history.
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December 3, 2019

December’s Filmmaker of the Month: Sam Mendes

As his WWI war epic 1917 comes out in time for the holidays, we spend December looking back on the eclectic modes of Sam Mendes.
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October 3, 2019

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on “Friends”?

For the classic sitcom's 25th anniversary, we hash out which of TV's favorite pals make our list of the greatest TV characters of all time.
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September 23, 2019

“Dreamcatcher” Is the Ideal Stephen King Movie, Ass Aliens and All

For better or for worse, Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation of Dreamcatcher captures the strange, ambitious essence of a Stephen King novel.
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September 19, 2019

Hustlers Review: See How the Other Half Grifts

Lorene Scafaria drenches her recession-era crime dramedy in neon, bills, and deep intention.
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August 11, 2019

The Daring Ambiguity of the “Before” Trilogy

Linklater's Before Trilogy - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight - is an eye-catching crystallization of how relationships change over time.
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July 26, 2019

“Death Proof” is Tarantino’s Purest Grindhouse Work, For Better or Worse

Quentin Tarantino's half of the nostalgia throwback Grindhouse is as problematic as it is strangely empowering.