Romance

‘The Opposite of Sex’ (1998) mulls contrasts, mostly with success

“The Opposite of Sex” (1998) is a small film that announces big things, namely Christina Ricci’s emergence into adult roles and Lisa Kudrow’s branching into

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‘The Manxman’ (1929) explores all sides of love triangle

Alfred Hitchcock was not known for remaking other people’s films, but one example is 1929’s “The Manxman.” It follows a 1916 version, based on an

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‘Spaceballs’ (1987) remains a pitch-perfect parody of ‘Star Wars’

“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

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Hitchcock takes a swing at boxing in ‘The Ring’ (1927)

Since the beginning of movies, there have been boxing films. The sport was so quickly recognized as cinematic that by 1927, when writer-director Alfred Hitchcock

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‘The Good Girl’ (2002) illustrates danger of obsession with one person

“The Good Girl” was my No. 1 movie of 2002 because I admired how writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta captured how depressing the

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‘Young and Innocent’ (1937) a simpler, sweeter ‘39 Steps’

Alfred Hitchcock released “The 39 Steps” – his prototypical light thriller about an innocent man on the run, and a woman caught up in a

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‘Godzilla Minus One’ (2023) is Japan’s ‘Independence Day’

Surprising for a nationalistic era in human history, 2023 saw the release of two World War II films that aren’t particularly complimentary toward their source

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‘Throw Momma from the Train’ (1987) a decent throwaway comedy

With “Throw Momma from the Train” (1987), prolific sitcom writer Stu Silver uses the premise of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (1951) as a

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‘John Carter’ (2012) shows the property’s influence on ‘Star Wars’

Less than a year before Disney bought and plundered “Star Wars,” it took a crack at a sci-fi/fantasy hit with “John Carter” (2012), a grand

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‘Garden State’ (2004) makes melancholy feel so good

Among my rewatches of early Aughts films I count among my all-time favorites, I was most trepidatious about “Garden State” (2004). A friend of mine

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