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The GetawayP
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May 10, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: Get away from “The Getaway”

Even early in his career, Philip Seymour Hoffman is too good for this dull shoot-em-up.
Mulan&
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September 3, 2020

“Mulan” brings honor to Disney’s original, but loses some heart

Niki Caro's remake of the animated classic slots nicely into the Chinese war epic formula, but a bit of Disney magic gets lost in the mix.
Lake of Death“
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July 16, 2020

“Lake of Death” is a pretty but shallow look at ghosts & grief

A cabin in the woods is once again the last place you'd want to spend a weekend in Nini Bull Robsahm’s competently made but slow & derivative horror movie.
PsychoT
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June 14, 2020

The “Psycho” remake is an ironically bloodless exercise in technique

Gus Van Sant's remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic is a cut-and-paste exercise that plays like little more than a rehash of the original.
Friday the 13th Reboot2
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May 31, 2020

2009’s “Friday the 13th” reboot turns Jason into a murderous pot farmer

Marcus Nispel's confused, uninspired revamp of the franchise stresses the importance of not touching Jason's stash of sticky-icky.
Valley Girl&
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May 8, 2020

“Valley Girl” is far from high art, but that’s part of the fun

Rachel Lee Goldenberg's remake of the 1983 rom-com is a light, airy work of kitsch that's easy to fall into.
Friday the 13thM
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May 2, 2020

May’s Filmmaker of the Month: The Friday the 13th Series

For the first film's 40th anniversary, we hack and slash our way through the long, bloody saga of Jason Voorhees and his journeys from hell to Manhattan to space.
Final Fantasy VII Remake&
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April 18, 2020

“Final Fantasy VII Remake” Reinvents a Classic JRPG

The iconic role-playing game gets a stylistic, narrative-focused update that expounds and confounds in fascinating ways.
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus&
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March 30, 2020

“Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” Is Bloody, Weird, Pure Spike Lee

Spike Lee's Kickstarted remake of Ganja & Hess is more interesting than its negative reception belies.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)&
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February 22, 2020

“The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost

Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.