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Let’s face it—there are some beloved films from our younger days that we haven’t got around to viewing in ages. Join us as we re-watch these movies that shaped pop culture, and determine how they hold up today.
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David Cronenberg's four-decade-old monster movie can still compete with today's horror, goop for goop.
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'X-Men: Apocalypse' Deserves a Better Reputation at 10, While 'X-Men: The Last Stand' Deserves a Worse One at 20
There's only one really bad X-Men threequel, and it's not Apocalypse! -
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With Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Looming, Is The Brad Pitt-Starring 'Troy' Worth Revisiting?
Is Brad Pitt the definitive Achilles, or just the traditionally hottest? -
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'Shrek' at 25: The Complicated Legacy Of The Very First Oscar-Winner For Best Animated Feature
The Zoomer fave has influenced many and aged poorly. -
Even though it's frequently ranked near the bottom of Mission movie rankings, M:I III doesn’t need your pity!
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'Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy' and 'MST3K: The Movie' At 30: Remembering When Two Cult Comedies Jumped from Cable TV to Movie Screens
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'Batman v. Superman' at 10: Sad Ben Affleck's "Batfleck" Brought Depression And Disappointment Into The SnyderVerse
Was this the most interesting take on the Caped Crusader? (Because it certainly was not the most popular.) -
By 2001, the teen-movie boom had nearly gone bust. But Kirsten Dust starred in one last quasi-musical that no one saw.
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'Silence of the Lambs' at 35 and 'Hannibal' at 25: Catching Up With The Late, Great Hannibal Lecter And His Nemesis/Protégé Clarice Starling
The saving grace of Hannibal is that it doesn’t really mess with your memories of Silence of the Lambs because it seems like such an alternate-reality take. -
“All right, vampire killers… let’s kill some f***in’ vampires.”
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'Save The Last Dance' at 25: Julia Stiles Saved the Last Dance for Her Greatest Teen-Movie Triumph
Has it really been a quarter-century since Julia Stiles combined ballet and hip-hop?! -
The Family Stone is the rare holiday perennial that doesn't seem all that interested in whether you like it.
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Audiences didn't want to feast on this Goodfellas reunion, but the leftovers taste great!
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A decade ago, James Bond faced his greatest threat of the 21st century: excessive franchising.
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'Vampire in Brooklyn' At 30: The Movie Once Regarded as Eddie Murphy's Worst Is Actually Pretty Cool
Look, compared to Pluto Nash, or even Beverly Hills Cop III, Vampire in Brooklyn is gold. -
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'After Hours' at 40: Was This Secretly Martin Scorsese's Most Influential Movie of the 1980s?
In 1985, Martin Scorsese's After Hours was a one-off reset. 40 years later, it seems like one of his more influential films. -
Fox went wolf in a shlockier movie he shot before Back to the Future but was released afterwards.
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'Desperado' At 30: This Hybrid Of Western Tropes And Hong Kong Action Sensibilities Is Surprisingly Timeless
It has plenty in common with Hong Kong shoot-em-ups, '90s action, and the post-Tarantino years, but Robert Rodriguez made a Western at heart.
Fun
Frisky
Nostalgic
Intense
Adventurous
Choked Up
Curious
Romantic
Weird