The news of Diane Keaton’s death at 79 has left a profound ache in the hearts of film lovers everywhere. A day removed from this tragic news, I found myself revisiting one of her most beloved ensemble films, The First Wives Club (1996), and was reminded of just how funny, sharp, and moving it remains nearly three decades later.
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When it comes to early ’90s action comedies, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot stands out — not for critical acclaim, but for the sheer audacity of pairing Sylvester Stallone with Estelle Getty in a buddy-cop setup no one saw coming. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode and released in 1992, the film promised high-octane laughs but delivered something closer to a cinematic curiosity.
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If you took every ’80s sports drama cliché, threw it into a duffel bag alongside a trucker’s cap, a power ballad, and a gallon of cinematic sincerity, you’d get Over the Top—Sylvester Stallone’s strange, lovable ode to competitive arm wrestling and family redemption.
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