Escape from New York at 40: Snake still stands supreme

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Escape from New York at 40: Snake still stands supreme

John Carpenter's Kurt Russell-starring dystopian actioner boasts one of western cinema's a-number-one anti-heroes.

“Sky High” is 15 years old. It’s best admired in the trophy room

In 2005, Disney showed us what a superhero high school would look like -- the results are fun, but they fall short of their deconstructive potential.

Filmmaker of the Month

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Found Poignancy In Its Cosmic Weirdos

James Gunn's interstellar hangout movie is weird and messy, but deeply, admiringly focused on its characters and an earnest emotional core.

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Features

“The Hateful Eight” Gets One Thing Exactly Right

The otherwise-spotty Hateful Eight still contains one of Tarantino's greatest sequences.

Features

“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.

The Christmas Chronicles Review: Kurt Russell Saves the Holidays

Netflix continues its encroachment into the Hallmark Christmas movie game with a treacly kid’s flick elevated greatly by Kurt Russell as a Santa Who Bangs. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The Hallmark Channel runs somewhere between 30 and 418 new Christmas movies every holiday season. I haven’t seen a single one of them. ... The Christmas Chronicles Review: Kurt Russell Saves the Holidays

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