W. Peter Iliff

‘Point Break’ (1991) a dumb, then great, action classic 

Movie narratives aren’t usually shot chronologically, but “Point Break” (1991) plays like the filmmakers are learning and improving as they go. The opening walk-and-talk between

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‘Varsity Blues’ (1999) smartly parodies teen sports flicks

I recall that the theater was packed with an enthusiastic crowd for “Varsity Blues” in January 1999. Not that it was a huge movie –

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