Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty, or ‘oh dark thirty’, the military’s way of saying ‘sometime in the middle of the night’, (here, it alludes to the local time of the attack on the compound in Pakistan reenacted...
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Get Shorty (1995)
Light, amusing, and full of witty insights, just like an adaptation of Elmore Leonard should be. Get Shorty is one of the most well-made pure entertainment films of the 90s, benefiting greatly from a likable...
The Last Castle (2001)
One could have reasonable high expectations for Rod Lurie’s follow-up to his solid political flick, The Contender, but you might be hard-pressed to say they were met after watching The Last Castle for the duration. While Lurie does...
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
In my opinion a return to form for the Coen brothers, after my two least favorite films in their careers, The Big Lebowski and O Brother Where Art Thou. The Man Who Wasn’t There is the Coen homage to...
8MM (1999)
A small-time private eye (Cage) is hired by a wealthy widow (Carter) to learn the secret to a short 8mm film found in her deceased husband’s safe. It appears to be a snuff film featuring the...
A Civil Action (1998)
Based on a true story. Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta), sensing a quick settlement to avoid negative press, takes on a couple of multimillion dollar companies on behalf of a handful of families who lost their...
Fallen (1998)
Denzel Washington (Courage Under Fire, Devil in a Blue Dress) plays a cop out to catch a serial killer responsible for a several mysterious murders in his city. Only trouble is the murderer may be...