Category: ★★★½
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Rip-roaring, serial-inspired adventure set in the 1930s has archaeologist/adventurer/heartthrob Harrison Ford traveling the globe to keep the Nazis from getting their hands on the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Exciting, well-written (by Lawrence Kasdan), and beautifully directed by Spielberg. John Williams’s score is so important it could be top-billed. Sometimes moves a little too fast…
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Direct sequel to THE THIN MAN spends the first act reminding the audience why they love Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) so much before getting into the mystery part, which involves Nora’s wealthy family. Some classic set pieces, some hilarious jokes–especially ones involving Powell trying to cope with his in-laws–and a dynamic murderer…
The Stop Button 