Tag: Remakes

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Being reel: ‘West Side Story’ (2021) is a remake that succeeds at all the wrong things

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Despite recent praise, the 2021 remake of “West Side Story” is not that revolutionary of a film, argues film columnist Adam Osman-Krinsky PO ’25.

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The titular car, owned by character Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad and the new movie "El Camino. The black car with orange stripes on the hood is displayed in front of a bright orange background.
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Reel talk: ‘El Camino’ — An unnecessary but enjoyable epilogue to ‘Breaking Bad’

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TV columnist Rachael Diamond SC ’21 considers the ramifications of ‘Breaking Bad’ epilogue ‘El Camino.’ “Despite being an inessential addition to Jesse’s story, the film certainly doesn’t detract from the magnificence of the show’s conclusion,” she writes.

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