I think it may be time for Disney to retire their business of remaking their classic films. While I have been saying this for a long time, the release of "Snow White" is easily the most pandering, unimaginative remake of an animated Disney film since "The Lion King." The irony is that unlike that movie, which was perfect and needed no update as it was, "Snow White" could actually stand to be updated. No, I'm not saying I need a boss girl who…
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Shampoo 1975
After Warren Beatty’s huge success with producing “Bonnie & Clyde,” many would assume the man would take the clout to start work on the next great American epic. After all, the movie garnered several Oscar nominations (as well as a win or two) and was hailed by many critics as one of the most important movies of that generation (with the passage of history: of all time). While Beatty did have more producing ambitions, he took his time with his next…
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The Brutalist 2024
Growing up I heard stories of my grandparents on what it was like to emigrate to America. The happiness they felt when they first saw the Statue of Liberty and the feelings that they were, truly, on their way to a better life. When "The Brutalist" opens our main protagonist - László Tóth (Adrien Brody) - emerges from a ship basement of dirt and grime and happily looks up at the statue and cries like he certainly never has before. From…
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The Sixth Sense 1999
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Almost 25 years ago a psychiatrist sat in a hospital room with his patient, who has just gone through an unexpected scare. The boy – after seeing this man for a few weeks – confesses that he is ready to share his secret. He then spoke the line that would become one of the most quotable sentences of all time: “I see dead people.” Re-watching the film all these years later it is easy to understand why the line packs…
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