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The Crazy Eighties: Body Heat

Josh Zyber — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:00:16 +0000

In the span of barely over one year from May 1980 to August 1981, Lawrence Kasdan saw his first two produced screenplays, for The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, become huge, iconic hits, and his own directorial debut, the steamy neo-noir Body Heat, also find acclaim and box office success. The...

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‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Review: Offerman and Clemons Rock Out in Family Dramedy

Jason Gorber — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:00:11 +0000

Saying anything even a little bit negative about ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ feels wrong, like you’re the party pooper trying to put a stop to the festivities just as everyone has gathered to have a good time. The movie has so much joy for those involved on display that it really feels like you’re the downer...

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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ 9.01 Recap: “Type + Distance = No Door Hold”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:00:04 +0000

Six years since the last episode aired, one might be tempted to call the new season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ a revival. But no, that’s just the way this show works. A new season happens when Larry David feels like making one, and all his friends come together without missing a step. The ninth season...

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‘Fargo’ 2.01 Recap: “Oh, This Is a Deal”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:00:19 +0000

The first season of FX’s ‘Fargo’ spin-off was originally supposed to be a limited-run series. When the show proved popular and the network asked for another season, creator Noah Hawley wasn’t sure he even wanted to do one. After weighing his options for how to tackle such a project, he finally settled on making it...

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‘The One I Love’ Review: Mumble-Horror

Philip Brown — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:00:06 +0000

Mixing together conventions of the quirky indie broken romance with ‘Twilight Zone’-style conceptual horror, ‘The One I Love’ is if nothing else a unique film. It opens by feeling like a movie you’ve seen a thousand times before, mutates into something you’ve never seen before, and then devolves into something you’ve only seen about a...

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Now Playing: A Whale of a Tale

Luke Hickman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:58 +0000

While watching ‘Big Miracle’, thoughts will continually flood into your mind about how contrived, by-the-book and formulaic this story of a multinational effort to free three whales trapped in the arctic ice of northern Alaska is. Yet as cheesy and made-up as the whole thing appears, when actual footage of the real-life people and events...

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Leaving the Stream: Week of January 2nd, 2011

Dick Ward — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:00:13 +0000

After last week’s major content switch (more titles were added to my queue than were dropped), it’s refreshing to see a week where nothing of value is lost from Netflix streaming. That is, unless you’re really into mediocrity. Gulliver’s Travels (1/12) Who needs Jack Black when you’ve got Ted Danson? Admittedly, this version of ‘Gulliver’s...

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