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The Piano (1993)

Drama Rated R

“…swirls in melodrama and metaphor.”

Frankenstein (1931)

Horror Rated NR

“Karloff enacts an entire tragedy in a single lurch.”

The Damned Don’t Cry (1950)

Drama Rated NR

“What a feast for Joan Crawford.”

Titane (2021)

Drama Rated R

“The movie’s likely patron saints are David Cronenberg and Claire Denis.”

An Angel at My Table (1990)

Drama Rated R

“…dramatizes the life of Janet Frame in a way only Jane Campion could.”

Malignant (2021)

Horror Rated R

“There’s something thrilling about watching a movie so rabidly batty let off its leash.”

Sweetie (1989)

Drama Rated R

“Dark stuff, but shot through with a giddy wit that never quite crosses over into calculated whimsy.”

GoldenEye (1995)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“…sets the stage for the rough-edged, real-world 007 we would eventually get.”

The Living Daylights (1987)

Action/Adventure Rated PG

“…one of those moments when the Bond franchise was awkwardly caught between two eras.”

Trafic (1971)

Comedy Rated G

“Maria Kimberly is the comic partner you never knew Tati needed.”

Recent Reviews

Out of the Past (1947)

Thriller Rated NR

“Mitchum holds the screen in the palm of his hand without appearing to even try…”

The Bride! (2026)

Horror Rated R

“The fun here is in the audacious attempt and the performances.”

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Comedy Rated NR

“A bit of a whiff for Frank Capra…”


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