Movies

‘First Blood’ (1972, 1982) explores physical, psychological brutality of war

With “Rambo: Last Blood” – Sylvester Stallone’s supposedly last (haha) go-around with the famous Vietnam veteran — hitting theaters this week, I’m taking a look

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del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ (2004) an artistic feast

Director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and his team wonderfully bring Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” comic book to the big screen in a 2004 film that has such

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‘Singles’ a sweet and light time capsule of 1992

Filmmakers generally don’t aim to create a time capsule when they make a contemporary film, but some turn out that way. A case in point

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‘Booksmart’ has everything except laughs as high school graduates party like it’s 2019 (Movie review)

“Booksmart” has a lot going for it. It’s the centerpiece high school comedy of 2019, and it represents modern times well despite fitting firmly into

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‘Midsommar’ is another beautiful, creepy masterpiece from Aster

By accident, I’m the target audience for the theatrical re-release of “Midsommar.” It was one of the summer movies I was most looking forward to,

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‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ (2011) has fire, not much logic

Five minutes into “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (2011), it’s clear that this is a better movie than “Ghost Rider” (2007). A great car-and-motorcycle chase

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‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology

Released between the two sequels in the summer of 2003, “The Animatrix” – a 100-minute DVD collection of animated shorts – fills in some gaps

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‘Ghost Rider’ (2007) a rote live-action debut

Written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also gave us “Daredevil” (2003), “Ghost Rider” (2007) is another slick Hollywood product from the era when

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‘Matrix Revolutions’ (2003) a spectacular trilogy capper

A lot of “The Matrix Reloaded” and the first part of “The Matrix Revolutions” (both from 2003) get too philosophical, too talky, with the Oracle and

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‘Deceptive Practice’ (2012) features Ricky Jay as it explores magic

Scrolling through options under a “David Mamet” search on my Roku, “Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay” (2012) comes up a lot.

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