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High-octane hit
Faster is a throwback to the action films of the 1970s, from the production color schemes to the film stock and camera angles utilized by cinematographer Michael Grady. If you’re not familiar with classics like Shaft, The French Connection, Dirty Harry, Enter the ...
‘Cop Out’ joins the lineup of buddy cop flicks
Distilled to its manly essence, the cop-buddy movie...
Alexander Payne’s sweet stakes
I like Alexander Payne. I really do. His ability as a director to mine for subtle laughs others would leave buried is as pleasant as his now-signature genre of “middle-aged-and-older men having muted epiphanies.” I guess I just miss the Citizen Ruth/Election-era ...
British invasion in ‘Pirate Radio’
Any film that’s built around the music of the mid-1960s starts out with one thing going for it: a great soundtrack. That Pirate Radio goes beyond that and offers up an entertaining and poignant story about loss of innocence is what makes it a film well worth your ...
Slow-mo Poirot
Whether you find the latest adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic, Murder on the Orient Express, “deliberate” or “boring” hinges entirely on the delight...
Pop culture, popped
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is an all-you-can-eat buffet of comedic gluttony, serving humorous dishes to please every palate. Whatever your taste, you can...
A little film about lovely people
On Dec. 1, TCM’s 14-week series Women Make Film comes to a close with movies on death, endings and a little song and dance....
The context of classics
There is a special kind of joy that accompanies revisiting a favorite movie time and time again. We see ourselves in the faces of...
The way to dusty death
Style is half the picture. Story is the other half. William Shakespeare’s 17th-century play, The Tragedie of Macbeth, might be one of the greatest stories...
Well-seasoned action flick
After her uninspired acting in the tedious Wanted, I was leery about seeing Angelina Jolie in another action film, though I loved her as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. She’s back in fine form in Salt, however, as tough CIA field agent Evelyn Salt, forced to clear her ...
