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Grindhouse (2007)
What’s this all about? Grindhouse is a weird “double-feature” film, which packs two films, one (Planet Terror) directed by Robert Rodriguez, and another (Death Proof) directed by Quentin Tarantino. It’s a star-studded…
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Ghost Rider (2007)
What’s this all about? Nicolas Cage, one of Hollywood’s biggest names, and most famous comic-book nerds, gets his chance to headline a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in Ghost Rider, the…
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The Wicker Man (2006)
What’s this all about? A small town cop suffering from some PTSD travels to a remote island to solve the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend’s daughter. On the island, he discovers a reclusive…
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World Trade Center (2006)
What’s this all about? World Trade Center, released in 2006 by noted crackpot and sometimes filmmaker Oliver Stone, tells a story of two NYC Port Authority cops who get trapped in the…
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The Ant Bully (2006)
What’s this all about? A big part of doing a Nicolas Cage Movie Marathon is watching films that you’d never otherwise watch. A big part of being mid-2000’s Nicolas Cage is accepting…
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The Weather Man (2005)
What’s this all about? What would happen if a divorced Chicago television weather man’s dad got cancer, and the weather man’s kids had kind of bad judgement? Mostly nothing. Your English teacher…
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Lord of War (2005)
What’s this all about? Lord of War tells the “true story” of a Ukrainian-American dealer in illegal and quasi-legal arms to foreign governments and forces, as he tries to juggle his adventurous…
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National Treasure (2004)
What’s this all about? National Treasure tells the disjointed and nonsensical tale of a historian/adventurer who is trying to uncover a vast treasure that has accumulated since ancient times, which a group…
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Matchstick Men (2003)
What’s this all about? In 2003, Ridley Scott, the director of Alien, brought us Matchstick Men, the story of what would happen if TV detective Adrian Monk was a con man. It’s…
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Adaptation (2002)
What’s this all about? Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze, is a narrative roller coaster. On one level, it’s about a Florida weirdo who goes to great lengths to find, and steal rare…
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Sonny (2002)
What’s this all about? Set in New Orleans in 1981, Sonny tells the story of the world’s greatest male prostitute. He’s super good at being a prostitute because his mom taught him…
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Windtalkers (2002)
What’s this all about? in 1998, Steven Spielberg released Saving Private Ryan, a star-studded World War II epic that masterfully portrayed the insane scale of the second world war while still connecting…