Sure looks good on paper: a thriller starring Jodie Foster and directed by David Fincher. Alas, Panic Room will likely not go down in film history as the pinnacle of either hotshot’s career. And yet second-tier work from Fincher and Foster is still worth checking out. Watch it for free by clicking here.
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Easy Rider is a groundbreaking film that perfectly encapsulates the youth rebellion of 1960s America. Or … Easy Rider is a low-budget, dated, pretentious mess about narcissistic, clueless young people. You decide. Watch it for free by clicking here.
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That Nicolas Cage, you never know what to expect from him, do you? Just when it seems that he will appear in nothing but junk for the rest of his career, he wins an Oscar or stars in an acclaimed movie like Adaptation. I haven’t seen this, but the critics adore it, and critics are never wrong … are they? Watch it for free by clicking here.
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Early in Moon, actor Sam Rockwell turns his back to the camera and scrubs down for a brief shower scene – but no, silly goose, that’s not what the title refers to. Sight & Sound sums it up: “Moon is an old-fashioned sci-fi movie in the best sense: far more psychological drama than space opera, dispensing with overweening CGI and loud flashy action sequences.” Watch it free of charge by clicking here.
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I am tired of the clichéd term “psychological thriller.” I am also sick to death of every new suspense film being compared to the work of Alfred Hitchcock. The Square is a nifty little nail-biter from Australia. Read my review of the movie by clicking here, or click here to watch this Hitchcockian, psychological thriller free of charge.
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Maybe you have to be from a small town, or maybe you have to have fond memories of high school football, but for whatever reason this Robin Williams and Kurt Russell comedy failed to attract many fans. Never mind that. I love this movie – in particular the Monday Night Football scene with the boys and their wives. Check it out free of charge by clicking here, or here.
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I’ll preface this by admitting that I am not a Quentin Tarantino fan. To me, this guy’s films are adored by some people because of his “wink wink” attitude toward pretty much everything. In a Tarantino movie, violence is fun if it’s done tongue-in-cheek, and a smart-ass philosophy of life is the best way to go. I dunno. Tarantino annoys me, but I seem to be in the minority, because the “auteur” has many fans. Check out his 1992 breakout movie free of charge by clicking here.
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“If you are prone to easy weeping, you might even take along a washtub.” – New York Times. “This is a weeper from the start.” – TV Guide. “A wonderful tearjerker.” – Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide. “One of the greatest weepies ever made.” – Hot Button. Yes, you guessed it: my type of movie. Click here or here to watch Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in 1941’s Penny Serenade.
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A female gang member is recruited by a French intelligence officer and converted into an undercover “hit woman.” I haven’t seen this, but plenty of people have, since it was remade in the U.S. and later revived as a television series. Watch the French original by clicking here.
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A Coke bottle falls out of the sky, an African bushman encounters civilization, and what do you get? In 1984, you got the biggest foreign box-office hit in American history. Watch The Gods Must Be Crazy for free by clicking here.
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