Typically, I find that I make my mind up about a film fairly quickly following my first exposure to it. To be sure, I take time to assess the work and mull over its themes and various elements and then determine how I feel about it. My base line for deciding whether a film was successful is usually determining what emotion it was attempting to elicit from its audience and deciding whether it managed to move me in that way.…
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Assault on Precinct 13 1976
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Some forty-five years after its initial release, Assault on Precinct 13 excels at exactly what it sets out to accomplish and remains just as tense and thrilling as one imagines it was back in the day. With creative cinematography, two compelling central performances, and a brilliant score that holds the whole piece together, Assault on Precinct 13 manages to make what was clearly a lean budget and minimal production values go a long way. The film largely succeeds and ultimately serves as…
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Army of the Dead 2021
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Army of the Dead proves to be at its best when the characters are in the midst of the heist at the center of the film or slaying the zombies that get in their way. Anything else proved to be a real chore to sit through. The film stars a diverse and eclectic ensemble of capable actors that appear more than game for whatever Snyder can throw at them. However, he strands them time and time again with stilted, labored dialogue…
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Caddyshack 1980
Caddyshack is a funny, if slight, comedy that never overstays its welcome and features some truly memorable performances. While dragged down by the unnecessary inclusion of seemingly obligatory teenage characters, the whole outweighs the sum of its parts here and the movie generally proves to be a good time.
With a very loose plot basically made up of unconnected storylines that are episodic in nature, it is not the film’s narrative that stands out here but rather the strong performances of…
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