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" I know a guy married the same dame 3 times then turned around and married her aunt "
— William Demarest, The Lady Eve

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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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Al Pacino

  • House of Gucci (2021)

    House of Gucci Review by Matt Anderson: Like an authentic Gucci, the devil is in the details.

  • Danny Collins (2015)

    Pacino plays Danny Collins... and Danny Collins Review by Robert Denerstein: Pacino seeks musical redemption in a story inspired by a letter from John Lennon

  • Stand Up Guys (2013)

    Three aging heavies are Stand Up Guys Review by Robert Denerstein: No movie starring Pacino, Walken and Arkin can be all bad -- and Stand Up Guys isn't

  • Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

    Pitt fabs up Ocean's Thirteen Review by Matt Anderson: It would certainly be more fun to be in the Ocean gang than to watch them

  • The Recruit (2003)

    Pacino constantly tests The Recruit Review by Matt Anderson: Dissolves into a paint-by-numbers spy flick with too few surprises

  • Simone (2002)

    Simone and Simtwo pose instead of act Review by Marty Mapes: Niccol may be good at asking interesting questions, but he should hire someone else to answer them

  • Glengarry Glen Ross (1993)

    DVD review by Marty Mapes: David Mamet's screenplay is brutal and snappy, and the cast is an acting connoisseur's dream