Homer’s The Odyssey, by its very nature, does not fit especially well into movie format.
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The Odyssey (1997)
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The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk is instructive.
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Babylon (2022)
When the movie opened with elephant shit, I knew that this was not going to be my favorite version of Damien Chazelle.
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Iron Man (2008)
And so it began.
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Reality (2023)
Reality is a fascinating piece of docudrama by Tina Satter, adapting her stage play to film.
As an adaptation of the universally-known and -loved novel from 1970, it is what you would expect: nostalgic and rosy and clearly a piece of “warm-hug cinema.” It’s more than that, though.
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Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Consider this review a sticky note for me to revisit Singin’ in the Rain in the years to come.
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Paint (2023)
The 2023 indie comedy, Paint, written and directed by Brit McAdams, is basically a 95-minute Saturday Night Live skit.
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Trojan War (1997)
In the mid-to-late 90s, movie executives took several stabs at turning Boy Meets World actor Will Friedle into a comedy leading man.
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Renfield (2023)
The pitch is clear just from the top billing