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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Gabbo de la Parra·May 10, 2022

Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore A FALLACY OF FRANCHISES...

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OLD ACADEMY ANEW – THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)

Gabbo de la Parra·May 6, 2022

This month, Old Academy Anew explores a coming-of-age tragedy. The Last Picture Show might have been shot...

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·15 mins read

OLD ACADEMY ANEW – A TOUCH OF CLASS (1973)

Gabbo de la Parra·April 1, 2022

In April, Old Academy Anew brings you something different. Yes, we have dealt with movies about love...

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OLD ACADEMY ANEW – DOCTOR STRANGELOVE (1964)

Gabbo de la Parra·March 4, 2022

Unless you live under a rock, you know there is a huge abuse of power by a...

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OLD ACADEMY ANEW – THE LONG VOYAGE HOME (1940)

Gabbo de la Parra·February 4, 2022

February takes Old Academy Anew on a trip with a bunch of drunken seamen while the world is...

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OLD ACADEMY ANEW – SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

Gabbo de la Parra·January 7, 2022

New Year. New Review. Who dis? Ninety-nine percent of humans resort to some kind of New Year Resolution...

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OLD ACADEMY ANEW – SAYONARA (1957)

Gabbo de la Parra·December 3, 2021

I mentioned my dislike for war-oriented movies on the previous installment of Old Academy Anew, and even...

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OLD ACADEMY ANEW – HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (1941)

Gabbo de la Parra·November 5, 2021

Many, many years ago, I read Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. One thing that resonated a lot with me...

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·16 mins read

Old Academy Anew | A Place In The Sun (1951)

Gabbo de la Parra·October 1, 2021

When I threw the dart to find my next cinematographic adventure and it landed on A Place...

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Old Academy Anew | Divorce Italian Style (1961)

Gabbo de la Parra·September 3, 2021

OLD ACADEMY ANEW – Divorce Italian Style (1961) Hollywood is a mythical place. Sometimes I think it’s more...

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