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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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Misericordia (2024)

Misericordia is a patient film.

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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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17 Again (2009)

The Disney Channel has not been a reliable pathway to stardom.

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How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

The 2025 How to Train Your Dragon film is a so-called “live action remake” of a beloved animated film (a.k.a. “LARM” if you’re a goober), but it is not like Snow White or Pinocchio for a couple of reasons.

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Fear Street: 1978 (Part Two) (2021)

Fear Street: 1994 worked in spite of being tethered to an overarching mythos.

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Fear Street: 1994 (Part One) (2021)

Anytime a film franchise announces it’s pre-filming multiple entries, I get suspicious.

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On Swift Horses (2024)

Read even a few articles about the movie business and you’ll inevitably encounter lamentations of the disappearing middle class of cinema.

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The Surfer (2024)

The American International Pictures beach party movies of the mid-1960s almost always featured some wealthy, middle-aged businessman trying to scoop up beachfront property for self-enrichment, much to the annoyance of the surfing teenagers.