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‘All the President’s Men’ (1976) grandly caps Pakula’s ‘paranoia trilogy’

The cycle of life imitating art imitating life comes full circle for director Alan J. Pakula with the capper to his thematic “paranoia trilogy,” “All

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‘Immaculate’ conceives shocking gore horror

It’s amazing in this day and age that there aren’t tons of stories about religious groups protesting “Immaculate,” the shocking gore-horror flick that came out

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‘The Parallax View’ (1974) a timelessly chilling conspiracy noir

Alan J. Pakula is arguably the most influential director in the second wave of noir in film history – Seventies neo-noir. The original wave dominated

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‘Klute’ (1971) a grimy classic of Seventies noir

Director Alan J. Pakula delivered the three podium holders of dark Seventies noir, starting with “Klute” (1971) before adding the slightly more famous “The Parallax

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Hayes steps into Marple role for lively ‘Caribbean Mystery’ (1983)

When it comes to getting all the Miss Marple traits correct, Joan Hickson can’t be topped, but if someone prefers Helen Hayes, I can’t quibble

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Ricci is devastatingly raw and true in ‘Prozac Nation’ (2001)

Despite being an amazing film, “Prozac Nation” (2001) just couldn’t fit in with normal movies. It had a film festival premiere in 2001 but the

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Cuban Missile Crisis gives ‘Topaz’ (1969) real-world heft

Alfred Hitchcock often talked about how maguffins need not be defined; the audience just has to know it is important to the characters, and therefore

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Green beautifully tackles mental illness in ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ (2017, 2024)

John Green does a magnificent job of getting into the head of a teen girl with mental-health struggles in “Turtles All the Way Down” (2017,

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‘Evil Under the Sun’ (1982) is a sunny Poirot delight

Shot on the beautiful island of Majorca (now famous as the home of Rafael Nadal), featuring a stellar cast and faithfully adapting Agatha Christie’s clever

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‘Presumed Innocent’ a slick spin on the classic book/film

If you’re looking for a mystery series where you can watch one episode nightly, then discuss theories with friends via a chat thread, then revel

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