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James Bond 007: Octopussy (1983)
James Bond 007: Octopussy (1983)

Despite a few dreadful missteps, still a rollicking adventure.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstrom1980s, action, adventure, Anthony Meyer, David Meyer, Desmond Llewelyn, George MacDonald Fraser, India, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, John Glen, Kabir Bedi, Kristina Wayborn, Lois Maxwell, Louis Jourdan, Maud Adams, Michael G- Wilson, Octopussy, Richard Maibaum, Robert Brown, Roger Moore, Steven Berkoff, Vijay Amritraj, Walter GotellComment
Review: When Marnie Was There (2014)
Review: When Marnie Was There (2014)

A profound, melancholy depiction of adolescent self-loathing.

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Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstromanimation, Ava Acres, Catherine O'Hara, children, coming-of-age, drama, Ellen Burstyn, Geena Davis, Grey DeLisle, Hailee Steinfeld, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Japan, Joan G- Robinson, John C- Reilly, Kathy Bates, Keiko Niwa, Kiernan Shipka, Masashi Ando, melodrama, Raini Rodriguez, Studio Ghibli, Vanessa L- Williams, When Marnie Was There, youthComment
James Bond 007: Moonraker (1979)
James Bond 007: Moonraker (1979)

This maligned Roger Moore Bond film is equal parts silly and exciting.

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Reviews, James Bond 007, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstromaction, Bernard Lee, Blanche Ravalec, Christopher Wood, Corinne Cléry, Desmond Llewelyn, Emily Bolton, Geoffrey Keen, Hugo Drax, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Lewis Gilbert, Lois Chiles, Lois Maxwell, Michael Lonsdale, Michael Marshall, Moonraker, Richard Kiel, Roger Moore, science fiction, spy, thriller, Toshiro Suga, Walter Gotell Comments
James Bond 007: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
James Bond 007: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

James Bond's miscalculated introduction to the 1970s.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstrom007, 1970s, action, Albert R- Broccoli, Bernard Lee, Blofeld, Bruce Cabot, Bruce Glover, Charles Gray, Desmond Llewelyn, diamonds, Diamonds Are Forever, EON Productions, Guy Hamilton, Harry Saltzman, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jill St- John, Jimmy Dean, Joe Robinson, Joseph Furst, Lana Wood, Lois Maxwell, MI6, Norman Burton, Putter Smith, Richard Maibaum, Sean Connery, smuggling, SPECTRE, spy, thriller, Tom Mankiewicz Comments
Review: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Review: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Gorgeous, but a terminal bore.

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Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstrombiblical, biblical epic, Charlton Heston, David McCallum, Donald Pleasance, Dorothy McGuire, Easter, Ed Wynn, epic, George Stevens, Good Friday, James Lee Barrett, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Joanna Dunham, Jose Ferrer, Joseph Schildkraut, Martin Landau, Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr-, Roddy McDowall, Telly Savalas, The Bible, The Gospels, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The PassionComment
Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

No longer surprising, but still a delight.

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Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromBill Nighy, British, Celia Imrie, comedy, David Strathairn, Dev Patel, Diana Hardcastle, drama, elderly, expats, India, John Madden, Judi Dench, Lillete Dubey, Maggie Smith, Ol Parker, Penelope Wilton, retirement, Richard Gere, romantic comedy, Ronald Pickup, Tamsin Greig, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Tina DesaiComment
Review: Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Review: Fantasia 2000 (1999)

Animation for the sake of pure invention.

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Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstromanimation, Camille Saint-Saens, classical music, Disney Animation, Dmitri Shostakovich, Don Hahn, Eric Goldberg, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, Francis Glebas, Gaetan Brizzi, George Gershwin, Hendel Butoy, Igor Stravinsky, James Algar, musical feature, Ottorino Respighi, Paul Brizzi, Pixote Hunt, Rhapsody in Blue, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation StudiosComment