The French Connection (1971)
In the 1960s and early 1970s, large amounts of heroin had been trafficked into the United States from France, who refined opium obtained from Turkey into the addictive, potentially deadly drug. U,S, author Robin...
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
If you were to hear the central premise of Little Miss Sunshine without having ever seen a preview, you’d probably dismiss it as just another knock-off of National Lampoon’s Vacation series, and choose to ignore it. Don’t. While...
Ray (2004)
Ray is a big-time bio-pic about one of the most popular and influential musicians of the 20th century, Ray Charles, who passed away shortly before the film’s release in 2004. Hailed as a musical genius, in...
Trainspotting (1996)
Sometimes there are those films that not many people will relate to in its subject matter, but the audacious energy keeps them riveted despite it all. Trainspotting is one such film. Adapted from the novel by...
Permanent Midnight (1998)
An adaptation of Jerry Stahl’s autobiography, a Hollywood TV writer whose life comes crashing down after becoming addicted to heroin. A very impressive dramatic debut for comedian Stiller, and a well-crafted and directed film...