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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
Star Trek Sundays: "Nemesis" makes a valiant last stand
At least this one aspires to be a movie
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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
Star Trek Sundays: "Insurrection" is a bad movie, but a decent episode of TV
Michael Pillar, the TNG MVP, does his best to make it work
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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
Star Trek Sundays: "First Contact" has no imagination and no flair
Far from being 'the good TNG movie,' this one's a bore
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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
Star Trek Sundays: I Hate "Generations," and you should too
The absolute worst Star Trek movie, kicking off a terrible streak
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Jonathan R. Lack
Review: "Alien: Romulus" is 'Alien' as theme park ride
And I (mostly) mean that as a compliment
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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
Star Trek Sundays: "The Undiscovered Country" is a rousing send-off
They don’t make ‘em like this anymore
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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
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