Knives Out (2019)
Genre-hopping writer-director Rian Johnson has done a neo-noir teen flick in Brick, a family crime dramedy in The Brothers Bloom, a twisty time-travel sci-fi excursion in Looper. More famously, he also ushered in the...
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Spanglish (2004)
Although Sandler is the big name attraction here, this is a James L. Brooks film all of the way, so don’t expect any juvenile gags or lowbrow antics. As with most of Brooks’ previous efforts,...
The Terminal (2004)
Steven Spielberg follows up one of his lighter films, Catch Me If You Can, with an even frothier affair in The Terminal, another film inspired by a true story catapulted to the realm of the fantastic through...
Scarface (1983)
Brian De Palma’s updating of Scarface is one of those films that runs the gamut from “all-time favorite” to “worst film I’ve ever seen” among critics and non-critics alike. Some love the ultra-violent nature while others...