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February 15, 2023

Marlowe aims big but ends up sleepy

Neil Jordan and Liam Neeson's take on Raymond Chandler's PI occasionally offers a lovely spark, but never enough that bidding it farewell is a sad affair.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 6 
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June 23, 2022

 Obi-Wan Kenobi bids us farewell in an emotional “Part 6”

It’s time for the duel of the fates as Obi-Wan faces Darth Vader while Reva hunts Luke in the series finale. 
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May 5, 2022

Memory isn’t worth remembering

Latest Liam Neeson thriller is beneath all involved.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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..