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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…
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Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
What’s this all about? You know that Dickens story that’s been adapted hundreds, if not thousands of times by everyone from George C. Scott to The Muppets to Bill Murray to Beavis…
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001)
What’s this all about? Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is a period drama/romance about the German, and subsequent Italian occupation of Greece during World War II. It details the lives and relationships between the…
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The Family Man (2000)
What’s this all about? Given a taste of what could have been had he made different decisions, a wealthy, high-powered financial wizard in New York City wakes up on Christmas morning to…
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Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
What’s this all about? In the year 2000, music video director Dominic Sena brought us Gone in 60 Seconds, a remake of a 1970’s film that no one asked for. It tells…
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Bringing Out The Dead (1999)
What’s this all about? A burned-out paramedic spends three stress-filled nights working on the streets of New York City, and battling his personal demons. Fights are fought. Cars are crashed. Bums are…
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8MM (1999)
What’s this all about? A private detective, hoping to expand his practice, accepts a job from a wealthy widow to investigate the source of a “snuff film” that she has found amongst…
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Snake Eyes (1998)
What’s this all about? In 1998, when Brian DePalma (director of Bonfire of the Vanities, and The Untouchables) made Snake Eyes, a tense assassination thriller. A dirty Atlantic City cop and his…
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City of Angels (1998)
What’s this all about? In City of Angels, director Brad Silverling gives us a vision of what the world looks like to a group of angels, who walk through Los Angeles unseen,…