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“The Fall Guy,” the latest epic actioner from writer Drew Pearce – who collaborated with Shane Black on “Iron Man 3” (2013) – really wants
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“Spaceballs” (1987) is funny from start to finish, connecting on a high percentage of jokes and generally having an appealing sense of humor to carry
“Scream” (1996) is the most influential film in horror history because it not only reignited the dormant slasher genre to the point that it’s now
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“Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) has a simple but ingenious concept: Tell a typical coming-of-age story, but have almost everyone be super awkward in their performances. Like
It’s the mark of great cinema that a movie can mean one thing to a 20-something and another thing to a 40-something, but remain profound.
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