Movies

‘Some Like It Hot’ (1959), and everyone likes it funny

“Some Like It Hot” (1959), perhaps Billy Wilder’s most crowd-pleasing film if not his deepest, is one of those special comedies that’s funny even in

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‘Notorious’ (1992) has the nerve to take on one of Hitch’s best-crafted films

You have to give them credit for daring. Director Colin Bucksey and his team remake “Notorious” (1946) – perhaps the most lavishly crafted of Alfred

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‘Black Moon’ (1934) juxtaposes family obligations with job demands of a voodoo-goddess

“Black Moon” (1934) is an outdated film — and most films with a voodoo subject share its awkwardness, from “White Zombie” (1932) to “Live and

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‘Den of Thieves’ (2018) is thick with tension

The bad guys in “Den of Thieves” (2018) are scarier than most horror-movie villains … and that’s nothing compared to the good guys. In fact,

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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (2015) like a heavy metal ballet

George Miller returns to his most famous saga after a 30-year break and immediately shows he accumulated no rust in the interim. In some ways,

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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ (2024) a bildungsroman of vengeance

Sometimes George Miller feels like unleashing two hours of action; sometimes he feels like telling a character story (albeit still with more and better action

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‘Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome’ (1985) expands the dystopia

“Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985) presents that classic conundrum: It’s a good movie, but is it a good “Mad Max” movie? The first two entries

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Mad Max goes mainstream with ‘The Road Warrior’ (1981)

“Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” (1981) does what sequels do: It repeats the original’s structure but is bigger and better. The high-speed battle between

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Saga starts with gritty, DIY action in ‘Mad Max’ (1979)

“Mad Max” (1979) kicks off a now-grand sci-fi saga in rare fashion: It starts in a recognizable more-or-less present day, and thus we are treated

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‘DeepStar Six’ (1989) doesn’t sink all the way to the bottom

Whether by coincidence or because something was in the water, 1989 featured one of those wonderfully weird instances in Hollywood history where multiple films with

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