Movies

‘Black Christmas’ (2019) gets woke for its latest update

“Black Christmas” (2019) is a pleasant holiday surprise. With a rating down in the 3s on IMDb, I wondered if I should even unwrap this

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‘Take the Money and Run’ (1969) puts Allen on laugh radar

“Take the Money and Run” (1969) is Woody Allen’s first traditional film as a director, since 1966’s “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?” was a “Mystery Science

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Craig’s Bond bows out with uneven ‘No Time to Die’

James Bond remembers Vesper Lynd by visiting her grave early in “No Time to Die.” It encourages us to think about Daniel Craig’s and Eva

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‘Great Train Robbery’ (1978) a sharp but stiff procedural

Writer-director Michael Crichton turns around his 1975 novel “The Great Train Robbery” for a 1978 film that reaffirms his technical competence but lacks flair. It’s

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McKenzie, Taylor-Joy light up ‘Last Night in Soho’

Every frame of “Last Night in Soho” (2021) looks neon-gorgeous in a way reminiscent of “Blade Runner.” When London fashion student Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie) moves

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Grass is always greener in ‘Husbands and Wives’ (1992)

Woody Allen bounces back from perhaps his worst movie, “Shadows and Fog” (1991), with one of his best: “Husbands and Wives” (1992). He gets back

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‘Army of Thieves’ a ‘safe’ ‘Army of the Dead’ prequel

“Army of Thieves” (Netflix) might be the first movie where a zombie apocalypse happens in the background, with people barely mentioning it. That uniqueness comes

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‘Crooked House’ (2017) captures novel’s chilliness

“Crooked House” (1949) is one of Agatha Christie’s best, but also coldest, novels. In that regard, the 2017 movie adaptation is thematically faithful. Set in

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‘Black Christmas’ (2006) descends chimney after classic

Most popular slasher films of the 1970s and ’80s spawned endless series, but “Black Christmas” (1974) – a formative slasher, bridging the gap with the

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Crichton masters the conspiracy thriller in ‘Coma’ (1978)

Michael Crichton’s previous directorial work, “Westworld” (1973), is more famous, because it’s a more original idea. But his followup, “Coma” (1978), is a more engrossing

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