As a series of still shots or an opportunity to see Jake Gyllenhaal half-naked, no movie is better with visual...
Red Dawn
Action, Drama, Thriller
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As a child of the Cold War, my memories are quite fond of this movie, but rewatching Red Dawn was...
Platoon
Drama, War
I had a sense of deja vu when watching Platoon: either because I already saw it or because this movie...
The Wire
Crime, Drama, Thriller
There is a scene in the last season of The Wire when the Mayor of Baltimore is giving a speech...
Tender Mercies
Drama, Music
In Tender Mercies, Robert Duvall always manages to create an understated, realistic, poetic story about a flawed man’s life, faith...
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
I’m not necessarily recommending Repo! The Genetic Opera, but despite the Marilyn Manson/Evanescense aesthetic, the plethora of gore, violence, profanity...
Afterworld
Sci-Fi
Another dystopian apocalyptic scenario: tons of people suddenly disappear and technology no longer works. The main character of Afterworld, Russell...
Altered
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
I think that Altered’s creators-especially whoever came up with the story and makeup artists–were brilliant, but the execution was off...
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