“Blackmail” (1929) is one of the first British talkies, and that might’ve been exciting at the time, but it plays like modern 3D film when
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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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The farther back in time I go with a throwback review, the more awkward it becomes as I must acknowledge a work’s place in history
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