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"Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986): What Works/What Doesn't
A film about the meaningless trappings of modern living [in the 1980s] dressed up as a comedy/romance gets it right
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"Minority Report" (2002): What Works/What Doesn't
The iconic film adaptation, authored by Philip K. Dick, has entered our collective consciousness as a "precog" foreboding of the pitfalls of a…
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"Practical Magic" (1998): What Works/What Doesn't
The spellbinding allure of a '90s Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman playing bewitching sisters in a beguiling film...and that Stevie Nicks ballad we…
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"Twister" (1996): What Works/What Doesn't
Brace yourself. There's some storm chasin' coming, pretty decent special effects, and a whole lot of fantastic actors in their prime having way too much…
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"Notting Hill" (1999): What Works/What Doesn't
It's Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts in their peak rom-com royalty dynasty era, capping their status as 90s Rom-Com King and Queen, respectively.
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"Moonstruck" (1987): What Works/What Doesn't
You know that phrase, "Never meet your heroes"? Same sentiment can be applied to revisiting films regarded as classics.
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"State and Main" (2000): What Works/What Doesn't
In David Mamet's Hollywood satire, what starts as a farcical comedy romp quickly chokes on tsuris of its own making.
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"Great Expectations" (1998): What Works/What Doesn't
When Pip/Ethan Hawke was "Finn," Gwyneth played a veritable B-, and Mrs. Robinson/Anne Bancroft scared the bejesus out of us
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"Untamed Heart" (1992): What Works/What Doesn't
Remember that film about the guy with the baboon's heart?
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"The Gentlemen" (2024): What Works/What Doesn't
Spoiler: It all works. Best show of 2024.
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"The Notebook" (2004): What Works/What Doesn't
Before Ryan Gosling was "Just Ken," he was our "Duke"
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"Yesterday" (2019): What Works/What Doesn't
What if The Beatles never existed?
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