In the mid-80s, Chevy Chase starred in two Fletch movies based off of Gregory McDonald’s comedic detective novels.
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Confess, Fletch (2022)
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The Cat Returns (2002)
Given how much of Studio Ghibli’s reputation rides on low-plot, high-vibe pictures, and how much I adore some of those films, trust that I don’t utter the following sentence lightly
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Persuasion (2022)
By my understanding, there have been two golden eras of Austen films in my lifetime, to date.
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Fletch (1985)
Watching Fletch is like drinking a 2-liter bottle of Sprite.
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Pearl (2022)
Mia Goth. To misuse some internet slang from three years ago: That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Don’t Worry Darling (2022)
Don’t Worry Darling has a lot of issues, but it has one especially back-breaking flaw, and that is the script.
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Ticket to Paradise (2022)
Ticket to Paradise reminds me of the way that Hollywood used to be lazy.
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Emily the Criminal (2022)
Several of the comedians who worked on Parks and Recreation have had productive careers behind the camera since the show ended in 2015.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The stock complaint against Wes Anderson is that his movies are more about finicky dollhouse visuals than story.
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
We did Joe Versus the Volcano wrong, and, by extension, ourselves wrong.