Movies

‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ (1974) a prime cut of horror

“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) is perhaps the first slasher film, or at least a proto-slasher, depending on how you reckon it. Marilyn Burns,

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‘Love and Death’ (1975) skewers Russian tragedies

Appearing to be dour and grim in the fashion of Russian tragedies, “Love and Death” (1975) wasn’t at the top of my stack of Woody

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‘Coming 2 America’ has more enthusiasm than inspiration

Thirty-three years after “Coming to America,” Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley and nonagenarian James Earl Jones still look great. But writers Barry W. Blaustein

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‘Hannibal Rising’ (2007) elegantly tells backstory

To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the

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‘Coming to America’ (1988) shows Murphy’s versatility

“Coming to America” (1988), from the height of Eddie Murphy’s comedic powers, has returned to the spotlight thanks to the upcoming release of the sequel

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‘Play It Again, Sam’ (1972) blends pratfalls, romance

Because of its Oscar and place at the top of many “Best of Woody Allen” lists, 1977’s “Annie Hall” is often seen as an entry

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‘Doomed!’ (2015) probes aborted ‘Fantastic Four’

“Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four” (2015) is disingenuous in some ways, but I was still thoroughly engaged by writer-director Marty

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‘Red Dragon’ (2002) lacks ‘Manhunter’s’ style

To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the

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‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be

“She’s All That” was all that in January 1999, and I recall being peeved by the film for being a generic teen message movie that

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Allen finds farcical footing in ‘Bananas’ (1971)

“Bananas” (1971) is an early calling card of Woody Allen’s oeuvre (although he co-writes with Mickey Rose) as it’s driven by snort-worthy off-the-cuff lines about

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