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You’ve Got Mail

RELEASED: 1998RUNTIME: 119 minsWRITTEN BY: Nora Ephron, Delia EphronDIRECTED BY: Nora EphronSTARRING: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton, Steve Zahn, Heather Burns, Dave Chappelle Not quite as good as Sleepless In Seattle but still very lovable and a…

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First Cow

RELEASED: 2019RUNTIME: 122 minsWRITTEN BY: Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan RaymondDIRECTED BY: Kelly ReichardtSTARRING: John Magaro, Orion Lee, Dylan Smith, Ryan Findley, Manuel Rodriguez, Patrick D. Green, Eve the Cow Beautiful cinematography, production design and score and I love the naturally sweet…

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Old School

RELEASED: 2003RUNTIME: 91 minsWRITTEN BY: Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong, Court CrandallDIRECTED BY: Todd PhillipsSTARRING: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Ellen Pompeo, Leah Remini, Elisha Cuthbert, Jeremy Piven, Artie Lange Mildly fun and watchable but pretty forgettable.

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Fantasia

RELEASED: 1940RUNTIME: 124 minsWRITTEN BY: Joe Grant, Dick HuemerDIRECTED BY: David Hand, James Algar, Samuel ArmstrongSTARRING: Deems Taylor, Walt Disney, Julietta Novis, Leopold Stokowski Beautiful animation and music. I love the idea of setting animated segments without dialogue to pieces…

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GoodFellas

RELEASED: 1990RUNTIME: 145 minsWRITTEN BY: Martin Scorsese, Nicholas PileggiDIRECTED BY: Martin ScorseseSTARRING: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr Jul 19, 2020 Maybe the best gangster movie ever made. Also,…

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Mean Streets

RELEASED: 1973RUNTIME: 110 minsWRITTEN BY: Martin Scorsese, Mardik MartinDIRECTED BY: Martin ScorseseSTARRING: Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova, Victor Argo A nice little exploration of small-time New York mobsters but I really wish…

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Spaceballs

RELEASED: 1987RUNTIME: 96 minsWRITTEN BY: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Ronny GrahamDIRECTED BY: Mel BrooksSTARRING: Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, George Wyner, Joan Rivers, Dick Van Patten This review may contain spoilers. Whenever it's directly making fun…

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Magnolia

RELEASED: 1999RUNTIME: 189 minsWRITTEN BY: Paul Thomas AndersonDIRECTED BY: Paul Thomas AndersonSTARRING: Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Robards This review may contain spoilers. A challenging, ambitious, complex and moving…

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Raging Bull

RELEASED: 1980RUNTIME: 129 minsWRITTEN BY: Paul Schrader, Mardik MartinDIRECTED BY: Martin ScorseseSTARRING: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Mario Gallo Jul 24, 2020 I definitely liked this way more on second viewing. I’ll…

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The Rock

RELEASED: 1996RUNTIME: 137 minsWRITTEN BY: Jonathan Hensleigh, David Weisberg, Douglas Cook, Mark RosnerDIRECTED BY: Michael BaySTARRING: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, William Forsythe, David Morse, John Spencer, Michael Biehn, Tony Todd It takes a little while to get going…

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