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Review: Wendell & Wild
By Christian DiMartino Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild is a beautiful frustration. It’s a movie that looks so exquisite, and everything that transpired on the screen seemed as if I should’ve loved it. Alas, the material never really achieves liftoff, and the reason why is confounding. This is a film that is doing too much,…
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First Time Watch: Casualties of War (1989)
In the pantheon of great war movies, you probably hear the same titles thrown around in a discussion. Saving Private Ryan, The Deer Hunter, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, The Thin Red Line, Born on the Fourth of July, etc. I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard Brian De Palma’s Casualties of War, and…
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First Time Watch: Patty Hearst (1988)
1/2 By Christian DiMartino Paul Schrader is one of the greatest unsung filmmakers alive. Those familiar with his work have plenty of respect for the man, and many are familiar with his brilliant screenwriting collaborations with Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ). But not as many people are familiar with…
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