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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

  Crazy Rich Asians is pure cotton candy—two hours of fluffy entertainment built on an ironically…

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Boogie Nights (1997)

  Alternately cheery and dreary, Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn de force shines a blacklight on the…

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Iron Man 2 (2010)

  Aggressively middling sequel goes through the motions to such a degree that even Downey…

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Iron Man (2008)

For all the world-building and king-making done here, Marvel’s Mayflower voyage into cinematic domination is…

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Good Ol’ Freda (2013)

Rock history is replete with well-intentioned superstars who chose to people their inner circle with…

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War functions as a kind of cinematic clothesline, with characters and subplots from the…

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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

  Just about everything hits in Peter Jackson’s inaugural nerd derby:  Sir Ian gives gravitas…

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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

  It’s full D&D porn, as Big Bad Sauron brings his Orcs, Men, and mammoths…

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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  Or, The Empire Strikes Back in mail armor.  Peter Jackson delivers the middle act of…

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