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Don’t enlist for “The War With Grandpa”

Robert De Niro makes another baffling script choice with a bland family comedy about a spoiled kid who can't bear to give up his bedroom.

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“Batman and Robin” struggled under the weight of its own excess

Joel Schumacher's second go at the Batman franchise has its undeniable charms, but relied too much on tired stereotypes.

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Reclaiming the queerness of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”

Gus Van Sant's queer Western was received with scorn by critics when it first came out, but its celebration of the abject deserves reconsideration.

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16 Years Later, “Kill Bill Vol. 1” Still Cuts to the Quick

While it divided viewers at the time, Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1 remains a testament to the pop culture gadfly's desire to hone his action chops.

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Kill Bill Vol. 2: The Whole Backwards Affair

Watching the Kill Bill saga in reverse order yields some fascinating rewards.

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With “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino Resisted the Mundane

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.

Chambers Review: Netflix’s Latest Offers Striking Visual Imagery and Familiar Tropes

Chambers, the latest supernatural drama from Netflix, is gorgeously shot, but its tale of a haunted heart transplant loses the script pretty quickly.

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