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Still a satirical masterpiece (if only it were less real), Dr. Strangelove loses none of its staying power over sixty years later.

While a slog to sit through, at least Blood Tide tries to do something different with an exploitative concept.

Mediocre King “Long live the king,” says villain Scar to his brother Mufasa, seconds before Mufasa falls to his death. It’s a key moment in The Lion King, both …

The King has Returned As Simba lies in a lush jungle, practicing “Hakuna Matata” to its core, his kingdom rots. Color alone tells this story. The kingdom near Pride …

Linda Blair and Richard Burton Confront Pazuzu in This Flop How do you follow up what many consider the greatest horror movie of all time and also one of …

Red, White, and Blue October Sam Neill and Sean Connery share a quiet, contemplative conversation midway through The Hunt for Red October. Neill goes wide-eyed, dreaming of Montana. Connery …

Let Your “Soul Glo” Coming to America overrides its core point. Through a jovial prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), audiences take in the sights of lower middle class Queens, New …

Cleaned Out Following the Wayne’s World pairing with Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey turned solo for the thin crime caper Clean Slate, a movie smothered by its quirks of the …

Jedi remains the Ewok show, the furballs caught in a battle of mechanical firepower and ancient defenses.

Every piece of it is brilliant, every move it makes classic, and every element concise.

This sequel doesn't have the scale or the enormity of the original.