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The staying power of Arrival
An ode to Denis Villeneuve's science fiction masterpiece of 2016, a movie that has the traits to live on well past its date of arrival
Mar 2, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Is Killers of the Flower Moon too long?
Despite clocking in at three hours and 26 minutes, Martin Scorsese's 27th feature film earns its runtime
Nov 6, 2023
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Every new movie I watched in 2022, ranked
Plus, a quick update on the future of The Long Shot.
Jan 9, 2023
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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The 12 best scenes from Good Will Hunting, ranked
Apr 27, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Leonardo DiCaprio's — not Brad Pitt's — masterpiece
Mar 30, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Is Killers of the Flower Moon too long?
Nov 6, 2023
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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15 unofficial movie trilogies
Apr 20, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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The seduction of Ex Machina
Mar 9, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Glass Onion: As fragile and hollow as its name suggests
Rian Johnson's sequel to Knives Out is all spice, no substance.
Dec 26, 2022
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Tom Cruise v. Time
In Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise confronts his ultimate nemesis.
Jul 5, 2022
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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The future of Predator in a picture
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Nov 15, 2021
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Top-five movies: Oakland
Making the case for Oakland movies to become its own distinct genre, like Boston movies, by highlighting five movies shaped and defined by The Town.
Aug 3, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Top-10 movies: Jennifer Lawrence
Ranking the 10 best movies of Jennifer Lawrence's loaded filmography that is unfortunately trending in the wrong direction after a blistering start to…
Jul 27, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Mailbag: The best films from 1992-2020
Casting a Pick Six Podcast movie, underappreciated and overrated films, and more in the first ever Long Shot mailbag.
Jul 20, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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Tom Hanks' Greyhound is a thrilling World War II popcorn flick lacking character depth
A spoiler-free review of Hanks' latest World War II film that is good enough to warrant a free Apple TV+ trial, but doesn't match the heights of…
Jul 13, 2020
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Sean Wagner-McGough
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