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A prolific filmmaker with a home base outside of Hollywood, Woody Allen is positioned to both view and be baffled by celebrity culture. In 1980’s
“P2” (2007) probably sets a record for most times the movie’s title appears visually on screen. It’s set in a New York City parking garage
In recent years, Kurt Russell has played Santa Claus in the “Christmas Chronicles” films, and he’s what you think he’d be: Jolly and lovable, if
I put off watching “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)” (1972) in my Woody Allen viewing project, worried
There’s something about faux-found-footage horror that brings out the a**h*** in people. Put a camera on them and their worst traits come out. This is
“Deconstructing Harry” (1997) is a fascinatingly constructed film. Writer-director Woody Allen plays the titular author who gets ripped by his friends and family for using
I knew from the opening minutes that “Where the Crawdads Sing” would try to manipulate me with its beautiful North Carolina marshlands, music and voiceover
As a fan of Agatha Christie and of comedy that points out the absurdities of all human beings, I found “See How They Run” to