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Titanic

Avatar: The Way of Water movie review: blueface on a blue planet

Fri, Dec 23, 2022
3 comments

The filmmaking craft may be (mostly) astonishing. But the craft must always — always — be in aid of a compelling story populated by compelling characters… and that’s not so much the case here.

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Eiffel movie review: Gustave’s erection

Wed, Aug 17, 2022
2 comments

Comfortably unchallenging French romantic drama, though it does Freudian-slip into implying that the engineer was only inspired to erect his soaring tower when an old flame reawakened his, er, heart.

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loaded question: what’s your favorite Oscar Best Picture?

Mon, Mar 28, 2022
6 comments

I haven’t even seen this year’s winner, CODA, yet, so that one can’t be my answer…

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loaded question: what movie that you love would you change the ending of, and how?

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
10 comments

Inspired by China’s new censoring of the ending of Fight Club, in the most bizarre way…

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loaded question: what historical event needs a movie devoted to it?

Mon, Jan 17, 2022
10 comments

I’m thinking of events that haven’t already been covered on film, but if you’re aware of an unexplored angle on an event that has been seen onscreen, that’ll work, too.

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loaded question: how long does a film have to be before it’s too long for you to sit through?

Mon, Dec 13, 2021
8 comments

Tell us about the really long films you have endured, either at home or in theaters.

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at the 20th anniversary of ‘Titanic,’ where are all the knockoffs?

Wed, Nov 29, 2017
10 comments

We should be absolutely sick to death of all the cash-ins, pseudo-remakes and imitators. Where are they?

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#Raindance2017: In Another Life, Hello Again, Maya Dardel

Sat, Sep 30, 2017
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Quick takes from the 25th Raindance Film Festival, with public screenings in London through October 1st, 2017.

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Ballerina (aka Leap!) movie review: lowering the barre

Mon, Aug 21, 2017
9 comments

Cheesy Euro ballerina-porn cartoon is full of dated animation, cringeworthy attempts at humor, bizarre anachronisms, and a terrible message for little kids.

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Passengers movie review: lost in sexist space

Sat, Dec 24, 2016
351 comments

After a few quick nods to the profoundly unethical act at its core, it shrugs it off and uses it as the basis for its fairy-tale romance. This is not okay.

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