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Review: "A Nightmare on Elm Street" still feels revelatory at 40
Movie of the Week #11 makes us afraid to go to sleep
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is Coppola's expressionistic masterpiece
Movie of the Week #10 is a beautiful nightmare
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: "The Godfather Part III" is bad, and Coppola's tinkering has made it worse
Movie of the Week #9 is a film that's even worse than you remember
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Jonathan R. Lack
Reviews: "The Godfather," "The Godfather Part II," and Cinematic Inheritances
Movie of the Week #8 is an offer you can't refuse: two classics for the price of one!
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: "Beetlejuice" and the power of the Controlling Idea
Movie of the Week #7 is about the difference between 'good' and 'great'
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: Making Sense of Brian De Palma's "Scarface"
Movie of the Week #6 and a controversial classic
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: Michael Mann's "Manhunter" is evocative, sensual, and unforgettable
Movie of the Week #5 dives into the earliest Hannibal Lecter film
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: "Alien: Covenant," "Prometheus," and the Duality of Ridley Scott
Movie of the Week #4 is an Alien double feature
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: Learning to Love Tim Burton's BATMAN (1989)
For Movie of the Week #3, I grapple with a flawed classic
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon" Explodes With Personality
Our second Movie of the Week follows Prince's next cinematic outing
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: Prince's "Purple Rain" Shines Brighter Than Ever at 40
Our first "Movie of the Week" column kicks off with a musical classic
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Jonathan R. Lack
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