Movies

‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror

In 1998, I thought “Disturbing Behavior” was an elite portrayal of high school as a conformity factory, as that concept was a new discovery for

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Bring your own metaphors to ‘Battle Royale’ (2000)

“Battle Royale” is the 2000 Japanese film that predated “The Hunger Games’ ” saga of kids fighting each other to the death per government mandate,

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‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Skyfall’ (2012) an elite example of action, intrigue

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2016) is gritty, brutal, great

“Bone Tomahawk” (2016) is a rare horror-Western and also a standout example of the genre. Writer-director S. Craig Zahler mashes up John Wayne and Eli

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Yeah, baby! ‘Austin Powers’ films (1997-2002) skewer Bond

Now that I have a grounding in James Bond tropes, I watched the “Austin Powers” trilogy (1997-2002), a tour de force of performances by Mike

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Bond takes step back in ‘Quantum of Solace’ (2008)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Casino Royale’ (2006) engagingly relaunches Bond

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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Brosnan Bonds limp to end with ‘Die Another Day’ (2002)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Nun’ (2018), ‘Curse of La Llorona’ (2019) expand Conjuring-verse

The “Conjuring” Universe is now seven films strong – with an eighth (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) on the way in September.

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