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January 12, 2023

Hunters Season 2 struggles with its own ambiguity

The Prime Video series returns as messy as ever for its second and final season.
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March 29, 2022

2002: the year Robin Williams scared the bejesus out of everyone

The beloved comedian already proved he could do serious, but in this trio of very different movies he also did creepy.
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November 22, 2021

House of Gucci is messy & uneven, but does it with style

For all its flaws, Ridley Scott's based-on-true-events drama about the fabulously wealthy Italian fashion family is a fascinating watch.
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April 7, 2021

“Godfather” I & II – the greatest of Hollywood’s myths

Coppola's dual masterpieces remain the blueprints for epic tales of power & destiny.
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December 8, 2020

“The Godfather Coda” gives Coppola a fitting cap to his masterwork

Francis Ford Coppola returns to his most iconic story with a re-edit of Part III that repairs the infamous original.
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July 20, 2020

“Scent of a Woman” proves a putrid example of early ’90s Oscar bait

1991's Scent of a Woman remains one of the most baffling recipients of Oscar gold, a prep-school drama lifted only by an early Philip Seymour Hoffman turn.
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February 17, 2020

“Hunters” Kill Nazis, But Have They the Right?

Al Pacino leads a team of Nazi Hunters in a brassy Amazon series stuffed with Holocaust pathos and comic-book sleaze.
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September 27, 2019

NYFF 57: “The Irishman” Is Scorsese’s Most Ambitious, Indulgent Film Yet

Martin Scorsese returns with another long, sumptuous opus, whose crackling performances and scintillating script are held up by some wonky de-aging tech and a leaden runtime.
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September 25, 2019

William Friedkin’s “Cruising” Remains a Gloriously Messy BDSM Thriller

The controversial sex-crime thriller starring Al Pacino gets a Blu Ray release, but its flaws in storytelling and representation remain.
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July 23, 2019

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Review: Tarantino’s Lullaby For ’60s Tinseltown

Quentin Tarantino's ninth film is a sun-soaked return to his roots, an energetic elegy for Old Hollywood that plays fast and loose with its history.