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Doctor Dolittle (1998)

We used to be a country.

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Doctor Dolittle (1967)

The 1967 Doctor Dolittle is famous for being bad, which does not automatically mean that it’s bad.

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Dr. Dolittle and His Animals (1928)

Since Hugh Lofting published The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 and kicked off a long-running series of novels, Hollywood has repeatedly tried to adapt the story.

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Woman in the Moon (1929)

The Industrial Revolution’s all-encompassing cultural sweep meant many industries blossomed in parallel motion.

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Ad Astra (2019)

Ad Astra is one of the most beautifully shot and produced science fiction films of the 21st century.

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Beach Party (1963)

When Brian Wilson died last week, a couple of film fans I know turned to Love & Mercy, the biopic about the legendary musician.

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Mystery Team (2009)

I am exactly the demographic and disposition that Derrick Comedy, the late 2000s Internet sketch comedy group, was built for.

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An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)

There are few movies in this universe I cherish more than A Goofy Movie, so it would be easy to see how I could come into An Extremely Goofy Movie on one of two poles

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Enchanted (2007)

I am not well-read on the dramatic theory of romantic comedy, but one of my beliefs as a movie lover is that the genre works best when it culminates in not just the union of two partners, but the marriage of two ideologically opposed worldviews that, against all odds, find compromise or even synthesis.

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Happy Feet (2006)

George Miller is either mad or a genius — or very likely both.