Missed Connections
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‘Wolf Guy’ Is the Best Franchise-Starter That Never Started a Franchise
Sorry Remo Williams. Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column where I get to highlight films that are little known and/or unfairly maligned. I’ll be…
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The Joys of ‘Southern Comfort’ Including an Increasingly Pissed-Off Powers Boothe
Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column where I get to highlight films that are little known and/or unfairly maligned. I’ll be shining a light…
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Enjoying ‘The Manhattan Project’ In The Shadow of Matthew Broderick
“I never thought I’d say this to anybody, but I gotta go get the atomic bomb out of the car.”
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A Teen Comedy With Far More Than (Just) Sex On Its Mind
Missed Connections ‘Heaven Help Us’ Is a Teen Comedy With Far More Than (Just) Sex On Its Mind “If God had wanted them to be angels…
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Fred Ward Headlines a Magical Noir With a Comical Edge
Missed Connections ‘Cast a Deadly Spell’ Is a Magical Noir With a Comical Edge Evil creatures and worse humans threaten the world of late ’40s Los Angeles.…
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In Defense of ‘Ladyhawke’
Richard Donner’s tale of love, magic, and swordplay is a rousing ’80s adventure with a kick-ass synth score. Yeah, I said it.
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It’s the Other Movie Where a Guy from ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ Plays a College Hitman Game
Missed Connections ‘Tag: The Assassination Game’ Shoots to Kill Linda Hamilton and Robert Carradine make time between classes for games, guns, and getting busy. Welcome to Missed…
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In a Better World, This Movie Would Have Made Jeannine Kaspar a Star
Missed Connections In a Better World, ‘Paper Covers Rock’ Would Have Made Jeannine Kaspar a Star Joe Maggio’s indie drama about a young mother’s battle with…
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Clint Eastwood’s Most Perfect Film As a Director Is An Underseen Gem
‘A Perfect World’ Is Clint Eastwood’s Most Perfect Film As Director
And it’s top-tier Kevin Costner too.
