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Rushmore (1998)

Rushmore is Wes Anderson’s second film, but it really feels like his proper debut.

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La Strada (The Road) (1954)

Why is it so much more poignant to watch a person have an existential crisis if they are a clown?

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Walking and Talking (1996)

Walking and Talking is a charming and humane little dramedy. It has well-sketched characters and sharp dialogue.

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Wham! (2023)

For the first thirty-plus years of my life, I had no patience for George Michael or Wham.

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Oppenheimer (2023)

The first two hours of Oppenheimer are pretty close to exactly what you’d expect of a Christopher Nolan-helmed biopic.

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Bottle Rocket (1996)

Bottle Rocket doesn’t display a fully-formed version of Wes Anderson’s signature style.

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Elemental (2023)

Elemental should never have made it out of the concept brainstorming phase.

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

The first three Indiana Jones movies comprise one of the finest trilogies in cinematic history, but there’s no particular reason they had to stop at three.

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Joy Ride (2023)

Theatrically-released raunchy comedies are becoming an endangered species.

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The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

Here we have the perfect specimen of an Illumination production.