Movies

Savini’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1990) a remake worth doing

The “Living Dead” series is unusual in that the first three George Romero films got remade even while Romero himself was still doing the primary

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‘Fetch’ didn’t happen, but at least ‘Mean Girls’ (2004) did

“Mean Girls” (2004), both a time capsule of Lindsay Lohan at the height of her brief powers and one of the last good high school

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‘Rear Window’s’ (1954) views on privacy, spying remain relevant

A lot of single-apartment movies from the early decades of film feature a rear-projection backdrop out the window (1948’s “Rope”) or are shot from the

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John’s top 10 movies of 2023

In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out

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‘Strange Days’ (1995) rings in a future of untrustworthy institutions, virtual socializing

In his directorial work, James Cameron set aside sci-fi visions after 1991’s “Terminator 2” to prove he could do comedy (1994’s “True Lies”) and historic

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‘Dial M for Murder’ (1954) … or for masterpiece

“Dial M for Murder” (1954) goes through phases of whodunit, “how are they gonna do it,” “how will the frame job work” and howcatchem. The

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‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor

“Barbie” wouldn’t be a good idea for a product tie-in movie, except that it’s about how it’s not a good idea for a product tie-in

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‘Oppenheimer’ is an epic, but not quite the bomb

“Oppenheimer” is the most important piece of cinematic homework of 2023, something that would be invaluable to civics classes learning about the back rooms of

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Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like

As big-screen comedies die out, director/co-writer Gene Stupnitsky’s career comes alive with “No Hard Feelings,” one of 2023’s funniest films. The former “Office” writer had

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‘Dead End’ (2003) is darkly comedic Christmas horror

“Dead End” (2003) is one of the most efficiently budgeted Christmas horror films out there, but luckily it’s not a dead end of entertainment. Balancing

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