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Sherlock Jr. (1924)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man who watches too many movies will be a dweeb.

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Gangs of London, Season 3, Episode 6

After 62.5% of a season spent teasing out a labyrinthine network of connections and shady dealings between its cast, hinting at a larger agenda lurking beneath the surface of its events, S3 E6 is the episode that Gangs of London lays its cards on the table.

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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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Snow White (2025)

Well, what are we to do with this?

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Happy Feet (2006)

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

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Freaky Tales (2024)

I use the term “Sundance-core” pretty frequently here on The Goods, and if you are approximately my demographic, you surely knew these movies well

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The Luckiest Man in America (2024)

This is a small story, a jaunty little vignette stretched to feature length.

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The Woman in the Yard (2025)

The woman is grief, but grief is complicated.

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F/X (1986)

Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is the best practical special effects artist in the business

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Another Simple Favor (2025)

No matter how many mid-budget comedies or Amazon Prime original detours he makes, Paul Feig will always be, to me, the co-creator of Freaks and Geeks.