Writer/director David Lynch has turned a trademark freakishness into an art form in films from The Elephant Man to Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive. Noting the element of horror in Lynch's films, M. P...
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In the following review, Sterritt comments on the dark undertones beneath the superficial sweetness of The Straight Story.
Starting today, the biggest surprise of this year's Cannes film fes...
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In the following review, Kauffmann praises The Straight Story as “a small epic” that embodies the American ideal of rugged individualism.
The viewer need not know David Lynch's...
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In the following review, Jackson characterizes The Straight Story as blandly sweet.
Laurens, Iowa, 1994. [In The Straight Story,] Alvin Straight, a stubborn 73-year-old widower who lives with his a...
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In the following review, Tayler praises Lynch's restrained cinematic style in The Straight Story.
David Lynch's new film, The Straight Story, is about a stubborn, laconic old widower ...
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In the following review, Simon praises The Straight Story for its gentle tone and refreshing simplicity, noting that despite its sentimentality, the film avoids becoming sappy.
Alvin Straight is a ...
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In the following essay, Cardullo praises The Straight Story for its restraint and serenity, asserting that it is one of the greatest films ever made.
David Lynch, best known for exploring the darke...
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In the following review, Kreider asserts that, despite its superficial sweetness and light tone, The Straight Story reveals a dark undercurrent of alcoholism and family abuse.
The Straight Story be...
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Question 1 of 10:
DiCaprio
's first major role was in a short-lived TV series based on which
Steve
Martin
film?
Three Amigos
Parenthood
The Jerk
LA Story
Question 2 of 10:It was a far cry f...
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Critical Review by David Sterritt
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