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‘The Woman in Black’: Radcliffe Holds the Dread While the Middle Stretch Slips
A ghost tale of dread, wherein a lawyer of London doth wander a haunted house amid misty marshes.
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Movie Reviews9.1/10
Monty Python’s Holy Grail Turns Arthurian Romance Into a Sketch About Bureaucracy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: how six Pythons turned King Arthur into coconuts, killer rabbits, and the funniest ending in comedy.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Eyes Wide Shut at 27: Kubrick’s Marriage Story in a Mask
Eyes Wide Shut at 25: Kubrick's 400-day shoot, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's real marriage, and why the masked orgy matters least.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
American Beauty at 27: A Cold, Tightly Written Character Study That Deserves Better Than Its Reputation
Sam Mendes' American Beauty won five Oscars. How DreamWorks wanted Willis or Travolta, why Spacey got the role, and what still holds up.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
The Devil Wears Prada at 20: Streep, Blunt and the Material That Got the Credit
Streep got it made, Blunt became a star, Hathaway got her first adult lead — but the film itself never earned its reputation.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
Inception: Nolan’s Dream Heist Still Holds
Christopher Nolan's Inception turns 15: how DiCaprio, Cotillard and a three-level dream heist became the smartest blockbuster of its era.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Kubrick Trained Real Marines to Play the Drill Instructor’s Targets
Full Metal Jacket at 8.2/10: how R. Lee Ermey improvised Hartman, why Vincent D'Onofrio gained 70 pounds, and why the boot camp half still cuts deepest.