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The Humbling

The Humbling (2014)

Simon Axler (Pacino) has invested his whole life in acting. He eats, sleeps, and breathes the craft, so when he finds his faculties failing, he’s at a loss. What...

Jennifer
Any Given Sunday (1999)

Any Given Sunday (1999)

Now, I enjoy football as much as the next gal (Go, Seahawks!), but I also know it is a game and it isn’t the end-all/be-all of the New World...

Linda
The Godfather: Part III

The Godfather: Part III

I remember hearing things when The Godfather: Part III was being made—unflattering things that hinted at disorganization and potential failure. Psst. Francis Ford is fiddling with the script as...

Jennifer
Insomnia (2002)

Insomnia (2002)

Pacino plays Will Dormer (the name a clever play on the French verb “to sleep”), a veteran cop from LA, who is called to a case in Alaska, the...

Linda
Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

There are movies you watch and movies that happen to you. Dog Day Afternoon first happened to me late one night in junior high as I was flipping channels...

Jennifer
Heat (1995)

Heat (1995)

Heat begins with a love scene between Al Pacino and Diane Venora so steamy that it makes me weak in the knees just to think about it. I can’t...

Jennifer
And Justice for All (1979)

And Justice for All (1979)

Isn’t it weird how some films reflect the times in which they were made, and others just become dated? And Justice For All suffers from the latter. I had...

Jennifer
Revolution

Revolution

I love the Revolutionary War. It has all the tragedy, glamour, and pomp, leaving none for the other wars. In fifth grade, my best friend and I made armies...

Jennifer
The Devil's Advocate (1997)

The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

When The Devil’s Advocate first came to video in the late nineties, my co-workers at a tiny independent video store literally fought over who got to keep the screener....

Jennifer
Author! Author!

Author! Author!

I would just like to refute the notion that Author! Author! is a stinky Al Pacino movie. Maybe the people who said it was didn’t see Gigli. Maybe they...

Jennifer
88 Minutes (2007)

88 Minutes (2007)

I’m starting to think 88 Minutes was designed as some sort of gauntlet for Al Pacino’s talent. It seems like someone actually sat down and said, “Hey, let’s give...

Jennifer
Cruising (1980)

Cruising (1980)

After working my way through all the Al Pacino movies I could get my hands on, I hit a wall. There were still a few titles left, but they...

Jennifer