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“Die Hard With a Vengeance” Gave Me My Best Friend

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One writer’s childhood bond with his best friend was sealed by a fateful late-night screening of Die Hard with a Vengeance.

Tim Stevens Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

“The Sixth Sense” & the Weight of Childhood Trauma

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Haley Joel Osment’s gripping performance elevated M. Night Shyamalan’s second feature to a horror masterpiece.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 6, 2019August 5, 2019

The Tarantino-Heavy “Four Rooms” Needs a ‘Do Not Disturb’ Sign

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Even with segments by 90s indie luminaries like Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders and Quentin Tarantino, Four Rooms is too herky-jerk to work.

Tim Stevens Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

With “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino Resisted the Mundane

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Quentin Tarantino’s classic 1994 new-cool drama set the stage for a new era of independent film, and saw the end of his own sense of mercy.

Robert Daniels Posted on July 10, 2019July 9, 2019

Glass Review: M. Night Shyalaman has lost his damn mind

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Like a hammer through a window, Glass shatters whatever goodwill M. Night Shyamalan had once recovered.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 16, 2019August 3, 2020
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