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Scarlet Days (1919)

Given D.W. Griffith’s centrality in the emergence of cinematic visual language, and the prominence of westerns in early Hollywood, it’s a little bit surprising that none of his signature films are westerns.

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65 (2023)

All movie fans are allowed — even expected — to have some “so dumb but I love it” pet favorites.

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Tetris (2023)

You’ve played Tetris.

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Flora & Ulysses (2021)

I really need to stop watching direct-to-streaming adaptations of books I admire.

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Mulan (1998)

From most angles, Mulan is an absolute triumph.

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Licorice Pizza (2021)

Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman), is a 15-year-old in the San Fernando Valley in 1973.

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We Have a Ghost (2023)

I really enjoyed all three of Christopher Landon’s previous movies for the way they executed high concept horror-comedy.

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Sing 2 (2021)

It’s almost incomprehensible how much better Sing 2 is than Sing 1.

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Sing (2016)

I know that it is impossible to make a mainstream studio animated movie in 9 months.

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La La Land (2016)

“We lost, by the way.”