Dan Owen in Frame Rated

Apr 14

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True Lies — astonishing action tarnished by dated politics

A secret agent has his life turned upside…

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619

17 responses

Dan Owen in Frame Rated

Apr 26

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Aliens — a superlative sci-fi sequel built on motherhood

Decades after surviving the Nostromo…

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385

6 responses

Rachel Dvorak in Frame Rated

Apr 2

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Romancing the Stone — the swashbuckling romance that saved Zemeckis’s career

A mousy novelist sets off…

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435

7 responses

Conall McManus in Frame Rated

Apr 12

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Mad Max — ecocide, apocalypse, and a lawless world

In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian…

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803

12 responses

Conall McManus in Frame Rated

Apr 4

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The Conversation — the most underrated film of the 1970s

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has…

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851

14 responses

Conall McManus in Frame Rated

Apr 25

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Seven Samurai — the greatest action film of all time

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire…

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980

13 responses

Jack Heslop in Frame Rated

Apr 16

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Ripley — a mercenary adaptation with enough fun and creepiness

A grifter named Ripley living in New…

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261

8 responses

Conall McManus in Frame Rated

Apr 3

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Rio Bravo — the quintessential Western

A sheriff enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a…

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464

10 responses

Thomas Burchfield in Frame Rated

Apr 13

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Constellation: Season One — another “multiverse” story loses its way

An astronaut returns to earth…

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181

7 responses

Evan in Frame Rated

Apr 10

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Television Review

3 Body Problem: Season One — unexpectedly engrossing sci-fi

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326

7 responses

These were the top 10 stories published by Frame Rated in April of 2024. You can also dive into daily archives for April of 2024 by using the calendar at the top of this page.