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  • July 31, 2020

Hanks for Nothing and Everything, Tom!: The Gump-Off

  • Mitch Ringenberg
  • July 31, 2020

Endless Summer: The Crow: City of Angels

  • Evan Dossey
  • July 30, 2020

The Cat Gets the Screen with Mr. Dossey: Cat People (1982)

  • Sam Watermeier
  • July 29, 2020

Hanks for Everything, Tom!: Captain Phillips

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The Rental

Evan Dossey

July 21, 2020

An intriguing idea that never achieves any resonance.

Fame-ish

Evan Dossey

July 13, 2020

An enjoyable, if unrealistic and superficial, romp through the convention world.

Kaye Ballard: The Show…

Lou Harry

July 13, 2020

An I-did-this-then-this documentary that's still a delight.

The Old Guard

Nick Rogers

July 9, 2020

Uncommonly soulful and somber-minded, but also a rollicking action film.
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Hanks for Nothing, Tom!: The Polar Express

  • Dave Gutierrez
  • July 28, 2020
Dave's closing argument turns to Hanks' animated juggernaut.
Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick star in the 1990 film "The Freshman."
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Class of 1990: The Freshman

  • Nick Rogers
  • July 27, 2020
Nick's retrospective series continues with a look at Marlon Brando's inspired comic turn.
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Endless Summer: 1980s Tournament Recap

  • Nick Rogers
  • July 24, 2020
George Lucas wins his second-straight championship!
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Endless Summer: Hocus Pocus (1993)

  • Alys Caviness-Gober
  • July 24, 2020
Alys Caviness-Gober continues Endless Summer with "Hocus Pocus."
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The Cat Gets the Screen with Mr. Dossey: The Cat in the Hat

  • Evan Dossey
  • July 23, 2020
A monthlong series in which Mr. Dossey looks at feline films, fine or otherwise.
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Hanks for Everything, Tom!: Road to Perdition

  • Sam Watermeier
  • July 22, 2020
In this essay, Sam writes about why Hanks deserves his thanks for this film more than any other.
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On Blu-ray: Castle Rock: Season 2

  • Alys Caviness-Gober
  • July 21, 2020
Alys looks at the creative collaboration of Stephen King and J.J. Abrams.
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The Rental

  • Evan Dossey
  • July 21, 2020
An intriguing idea that never achieves any resonance.
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Hanks for Nothing, Tom!: The Da Vinci Code

  • Dave Gutierrez
  • July 21, 2020
Dave digs out the decrepitude of "The Da Vinci Code" in his latest installment of "Hanks for Nothing, Tom!"
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Endless Summer: War of the Worlds (2005)

  • Evan Dossey
  • July 17, 2020
Evan continues Endless Summer with his look at Spielberg's take on the tale.

  • Heartland Film Festival 2019

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  • Hanks for Nothing, Tom!: The Polar Express
  • Class of 1990: The Freshman
  • Endless Summer: 1980s Tournament Recap
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