Author: Jeff Roda

When Tom Cruise Was Great: 'A Few Good Men' at 20

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A Few Good Men marked an exorcism for Cruise, where he shrewdly sent up the character-construct of a young man masking a father-related soul-sickness with some unrepentant recklessness, whether in the air, on the track, behind the bar or with a pool cue that weighed so heavily on him in the 80s.

By Jeff Roda

Oct 12, 2012

Men in Hell: 'Glengarry Glen Ross' at 20

David Mamet and James Foley have created a nearly perfectly constructed film.But hell is still hell. And hell needs a ruler. In a production filled with wonderful roles and actors, it’s Ricky Roma and the extraordinary Al Pacino that brings us back again and again.

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By Jeff Roda

Aug 7, 2012

Boomers, Neglect, and ‘The Lost Boys’ at 25

The Emerson boys’ plight and their tight kinship form the lasting appeal of Joel Schumacher’s gem, The Lost Boys, which this week marks 25 years since its American release.

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By Jeff Roda

Jun 27, 2012

'Withnail and I' at 25: The Hetero-Male Breakup Done Right

American comedies have been dominated by bromances for nearly a decade — including this weekend’s human-stuffed animal friendship fantasy, Ted — but perhaps the most sensitive comedic portrayal of heterosexual male romance is a picture that is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, the oft-forgotten Withnail and I

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By Jeff Roda

Jun 5, 2012

Why Ferris Bueller Never Existed

Happy Ferris Bueller Day Off Day, Ferris! That is, of course, if you even exist

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