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Excalibur (Orion Pictures)&
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April 10, 2021

“A dream to some, a nightmare to others”: “Excalibur” at 40

John Boorman's extravagant take on the King Arthur legend holds up as a dazzling, over the top fantasy epic.
K-19 the Widowmaker&
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November 24, 2020

“K-19: The Widowmaker” runs deep, but far from silent

Kathryn Bigelow takes her innate sense of the mechanisms of masculinity into a sorely-overlooked Russian submarine drama.
Darkman&
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October 11, 2020

“Darkman” was Sam Raimi’s original superhero classic

Years before Spider-Man, Sam Raimi delivered a fully original and fully entertaining superhero tale with his 1990 effort.
Made in Italy&
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August 3, 2020

“Made in Italy” is “Under the Tuscan Sun” for dudes

James D'Arcy's directorial debut is a thin, derivative bore that wastes its otherwise-game cast.
Men in Black InternationalM
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June 12, 2019

Men in Black International Review: You’ll Pray for a Neuralyzer

Not even the cosmic star power of Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson can stop this tired, paint-by-numbers reboot.
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November 17, 2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Review: The Coen Brothers Spin Six Tales of Old West Tragicomedy

The Coen brothers return to the Old West for a darkly comic anthology of six stories of doomed men and women out on the frontier...
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November 16, 2018

Widows Review: An Enthralling Heist Thriller with Some Less Interesting Gangster Drama Touches

Steve McQueen’s ambitious, female-driven crime film sports fabulous performances, but bounces haphazardly between tones. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The opening of Steve..
Movie Witches - Halloween1
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October 31, 2018

10 Movie Witches to Hex Your Halloween

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Halloween season is here, which means it’s the season of the witch. The witch has long been a..