Michael Bacall

Powell’s ‘Running Man’ takes a while to get up to speed

“The Running Man” (1987) predicted now-normal things like tech that spies on you, deep-fake insta-CGI and the ubiquity of “reality TV” (maybe the most Orwellian

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‘22 Jump Street’ mocks sequels while also being a decent sequel (Movie review)

“22 Jump Street” has its cake and eats it too: The film’s not-veiled-at-all running joke is that sequels are bloated and not as good as the

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‘21 Jump Street’ the funniest movie in a long time (Movie review)

Don’t let the fact that it’s based on an ’80s TV series you’ve probably never seen turn you away; “21 Jump Street” is, rather inexplicably, the funniest

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‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ is so cool it’s cold — but not in a good way (Movie review)

“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” based on a comic book, takes two universal interests of young males — games and girls — and combines them into

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