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“Deconstructing Harry” (1997) is a fascinatingly constructed film. Writer-director Woody Allen plays the titular author who gets ripped by his friends and family for using
I knew from the opening minutes that “Where the Crawdads Sing” would try to manipulate me with its beautiful North Carolina marshlands, music and voiceover
“Sweet and Lowdown” (1999) illustrates the magical nature of filmmaking by lacking magic. We knew by this point that writer-director Woody Allen could make great
Florence Pugh is so firmly one of my favorite actors that I think I could watch her clean her house for 2 hours. “Don’t Worry
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Much has been made about how “Halloween Ends” might be a good movie but it’s not a good “Halloween” movie. No such danger with another
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