Keyword: road trip
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Logan
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Logan (2017) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. “Someone has come along.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup is straightforward enough on paper: In the near future, a weary…
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Cars
There’s a reason Cars keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best adventure films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “Ahhh… it’s got that new movie smell.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. The story kicks off from a clean, almost deceptively…
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Rain Man
Barry Levinson isn’t a director who plays it safe, and Rain Man — released in 1988 — is proof of what happens when that restlessness meets a strong cast. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “A journey through understanding and fellowship.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Strip away the…
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Little Miss Sunshine
If you have been putting off “Little Miss Sunshine” since 2006, this is your sign to finally move it to the top of the queue. It is the kind of film that tends to outlast whatever else came out the same year. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline:…