AFI Top 100 #091: Sophie’s Choice
Some members of TLS choose to get a little unhinged during our review of Meryl Streep showcase, Sophie’s Choice, #91 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 4.75]
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AFI Top 100 #030: Apocalypse Now
After exploring the original story of Heart of Darkness, we review with extreme prejudice what is perhaps its greatest successor, Apocalypse Now.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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AFI Top 100 #099: Toy Story
When toys come alive via CGI, we scrutinize their motivations as well as the legacy of digitally animated films, in the original Toy Story. [Aggregate score: 7]
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AFI Top 100 #024: E.T.
Returning to their childhood before all the world-weary cynicism set in, TLS experiences the original wonder of this classic Spielberg flick which sits at #24 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]
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AFI Top 100 #021 Chinatown
TLS investigates a complex web of murders, real estate deals, incest and cover-ups in 1930s Los Angeles. Forget all those other noir films, it’s Chinatown. [Aggregate score: 10]
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AFI Top 100 #062: American Graffiti
TLS travels back to 1962 to discuss number 62 on the AFI, George Lucas’ “American Graffiti.” The Wolfman says, have a popsicle! [Aggregate score 6.75]
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AFI Top 100 #009: Vertigo
The Signals start to experience some unsteady, and some may say even nauseous, feelings over highly acclaimed Hitchcock classic, Vertigo.
[Aggregate score: 7.6]
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AFI Top 100 #060 Duck Soup
TLS endures the Marx Brothers’ satirical political shtick-storm that is “Duck Soup.” We never forget a movie, but in this case we’ll make an exception, with a hey-nani-nani and a *honk honk.* [Aggregate score: 2.25]
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AFI Top 100 #089: The Sixth Sense
TLS sees specters and reevaluates their own misconceptions in an AFI review of M. Night Shyamalan’s original horror/thriller.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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AFI Top 100 #075: In the Heat of the Night
TLS heads to a small southern town riddled with racial tension to solve a murder (and enjoy some creampies) in this classic police procedural drama.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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