Category: the throwbacks
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The Throwbacks: “Boogie Nights” 25 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino I have sung the praises of Paul Thomas Anderson a plethora of times, both on this site and in general. Whether it be Magnolia, or something a little more polarizing as Punch Drunk Love, or something as recent as Licorice Pizza, he’s a truly original and creative artist who makes movies that…
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The Throwbacks: “Fatal Attraction” 35 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino Do you know what the highest grossing movie of 1987 was? Beverly Hills Cop II. Do you know what the second was? Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction, with Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables right behind it. Guys, can we have this back? A studio comedy, an erotic thriller, and a genre movie from…
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The Throwbacks: “mother!” 5 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino Have many movies, in recent memory, started as much of a ruckus as Darren Aronofsky’s mother!? The movie, which was released on September 15, 2017, but had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival a few weeks prior, was a movie so polarizing and so discussed in the moment that it’s…
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The Throwbacks: “Single White Female” 30 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino Alright, I’m just going to say it: I’m usually all-in on the “from-hell” movies. What are those, you may ask? Well, Fatal Attraction was “the mistress-from-hell.” The Temp was “the temp-from-hell.” The Beyoncé movie where her and Ali Larter had a catfight was… well, also “the temp-from-hell.” The Hand That Rocks the…
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The Throwbacks: “Hot Rod” 15 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino You know what’s funny? The Lonely Island’s 2007 cult classic Hot Rod, which was released 15 years ago (lordy, look at the time) on August 3rd. You know what else is funny? A movie can get nominated for every Oscar under the sun, and chances are after the Oscar-dust has settled, nobody…
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The Throwbacks: “Austin Powers in Goldmember” at 20, and a Trilogy Overview
By Christian DiMartino Not dissimilar to The Dark Knight Rises, which I covered last week, I was pretty disturbed to think that, on July 26th, it’s been 20 years since the release of Austin Powers in Goldmember. I was 5 years old. 5, guys. Did I see it in theatres? No, but I wish I…
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The Throwbacks: “The Dark Knight Rises” 10 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino I was reminded this morning that The Dark Knight Rises is having its 10th anniversary on July 20th. I hardly get the chance to write about film anniversaries because by the time it’s brought to my attention, I miss the boat. This is one I’ve been itching to write about though so…
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“The Silence of the Lambs” 30 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino Has any movie been referenced/parodied more than The Silence of the Lambs? From Austin Powers in Goldmember to The Fairly OddParents to Joe Dirt (one we all wish we could forget) to The Cable Guy to Dumb and Dumber to Family Guy to Clerks II. There’s even one called, I kid you…
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