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THE Best Picture: Annie Hall (1977)
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, every Wednesday and Sunday, I will be reflecting upon the former Best Picture winners of the past, and whether the Academy’s decisions have aged well. I did this last year, and some entries included “The Hurt Locker,” “The Godfather,” “The Shape of Water,” and…
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My bond with… Bond: A View to a Kill (1985)
I’m not sure if I’ve ever discussed this on this page, but for the last 15 years, I have been a big fan of the James Bond series. I started watching them as a nine year old and even though some aren’t so great, they are usually at least pretty entertaining. I remember how proud…
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Christian’s Christmas: Batman Returns (1992)
By Christian DiMartino The Batman movies have had quite the history. Yes, we eventually got Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, work from the gods. Yet before them, we had four movies that each had an interesting place in cinematic history. To explain: Tim Burton’s Batman was a smash when it released in 1989, surprising the…
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Review: The Jungle Book
By Christian DiMartino Finally, a good movie. Scratch that: an excellent one. After nearly a month of painful mediocrity, an excellent film has arrived in the form of The Jungle Book, Jon Faverau’s extremely impressive visual marvel that not only respects its source material, but also more than justifies its existence. We’ve gotten a lot of…
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Film Confessions: Joe Dirt
1/2 By Christian DiMartino When Joe Dirt opened roughly 15 years ago, it was a critical flop. But since then, the David Spade comedy has become something of a classic. Nearly everyone I know eats that crap up. I had never seen it up until last year, but when I shared my views, I received the cold…
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