I grew up in a Notre Dame household.
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Rudy (1993)
Author: Dan Stalcup
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The Dark Knight (2008)
When I was in college I took a course on the history of crime films.
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Aladdin (1992)
There’s an interesting case to be made that Aladdin is the most influential non-CGI animated picture of the last 50 years.
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Elvis (2022)
The King of Rock and Roll deserves better than a film biopic.
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Annie (1999)
The older I get, the more shrill and manipulative Annie seems. But this TV production by a pre-Chicago Rob Marshall is well-cast and a sturdy enough rendition.
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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
The title of “Where the Crawdads Sing” suggests that the central concept of the story is its setting.
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Bears – Disneynature (2014)
The first few minutes of Bears, created by nature documentary powerhouse Disneynature, dangle a threat in front of viewers.
After the success of Strictly Ballroom, Baz Luhrmann was a rising star in Hollywood
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Most genre parodies only work if they truly love the genre they’re mocking. Luckily, DodgeBall is a goofy, enthusiastic execution of a sports movie even outside the relentless conveyor belt of gags and cameos. Terrifically funny film.
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Spider-Man 2 (2004)
I might be biased because it came out a few days after my 16th birthday, but Spider-Man 2 is perhaps my favorite popcorn movie of the 21st-century