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An Audrey Hepburn Showdown: Sabrina v. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Sabrina vs. Breakfast at Tiffany’s Two of Audrey Hepburn’s most famous movies are now a part of Netflix’s “Classics” section. It’s our first Netflix showdown, between Sabrina and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Both movies are
Read More »No Need, Just Greed: Hollywood Remakes Everything
Who will be lining up to see yet another ‘80s remake this weekend when Total Recall hits theaters? Not this guy. I love it when producers try to pass off remakes as “reboots” or “reimaginings” or
Read More »Andrew recommends Urban Cowboy
We live in a spoiled age of home video. Practically every American movie ever made is now available on DVD. When I was a kid, Urban Cowboy was out of print on VHS. I
Read More »The Dark Knight Sinks: A Second Opinion
I can’t decide who’s more stupid: the citizen of Metropolis, or the citizens of Gotham? Superman’s disguise is a pair of glasses and hair parted on a different side. Even the city’s best investigative
Read More »Andrew recommends Pinky
This is an important movie. Highly contraversial in its day, Pinky tells the story of a light-skinned African-American woman named Pinky (Jeann Craine) returning to her home in the Deep South, after living as
Read More »Andrew recommends "Bonnie and Clyde"
Bonnie and Clyde tells a beautifully stylized modern-day, acrid fairy tale. A smash with the counterculture audience, the movie takes no shame with its gritty and glorified portrayal of violence, cynicysm, and sex. Released in 1967, during
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