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STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE 2023 Davis Guggenheim

1h 35m | Documentary
Writer: Michael J. Fox

For me personally a very nostalgic, heartwarming and honest documentary. Nice to see that during all of his struggles and pain he never lost his sense of humor.








TO DIE FOR 1995 Gus Van Sant

1h 46m | Crime | Comedy | Drama
Writers: Joyce Maynard, Buck Henry
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Alison Folland, Dan Hedaya


- (78/100)



A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM 1990 Jan Egleson

1h 28m | Thriller | Crime | Comedy
Writers: Simon Brett, Andrew Klavan
Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert


Well made noirish office thriller. Lots of recognizable situations for anyone who's ever worked a 9 to 5 in an office environment and had to deal with a reorganization.
Cheers @stillmellow for the recommendation.

+ (74/100)



AMERICAN FICTION 2023 Cord Jefferson

1h 57m | Comedy | Drama
Writers: Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Sterling K. Brown


+ (75/100)



THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL 2023 William Friedkin

1h 48m | War | Drama | (TV Movie)
Writers: William Friedkin, Herman Wouk
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy, Monica Raymund, Lance Reddick

Performances ranged from decent to mediocre to C-list level in this very skippable re-make.

- (58/100)



SOCIETY OF THE SNOW 2023 JA Bayona

2h 24m | Drama | History
Writers: Bernat Vilaplana, JA Bayona
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt

Incredible survival/disaster film based on a true story of a Chilean rugby team that crashed into a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Nominated for Oscar's best international film but more importantly added to John Connors Top 50 Snow Movies.

+ (71/100)



THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP 2024 Bao Nguyen

1h 36m | Documentary | Music
Cast: Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Dionne Warwick, Kenny Loggins, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Sheila E., Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Tina Turner, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Al Jarreau, Steve Perry, Daryl Hall, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Geldof, Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler





READY OR NOT 2019 Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

1h 35m | Horror | Action | Comedy
Writer: Guy Busick
Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell


- (77/100)



SLING BLADE 1996 Billy Bob Thornton

2h 15m | Drama
Writer: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall


"Ain’t got no gas in it."
"Alright then.. hmm.."



SHARKY’S MACHINE 1981 Burt Reynolds

2h 2m | Thriller | Drama | Crime | (neo-noir)
Writers: William Diehl, Gerald Di Pego
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Henry Silva, Brian Keith, Vittorio Gassman, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Bernie Casey, Richard Libertini


- (77/100)




THAT THING YOU DO! 1996 Tom Hanks

1h 48m | Romance | Music | Drama | Comedy
Writers: Tom Hanks
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Bill Cobbs, Charlize Theron

Fun, infectious, feel good movie with great music and a wonderful cast. Impressive directing debut by Tom Hanks!




THE DAY AFTER 1983 Nicholas Meyer

2h 7m | TV Movie | Drama | Science Fiction
Writers: Edward Hume
Cast: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow


- (58/100)



LONGLEGS 2024 Osgood Perkins

1h 41m | Horror | Thriller
Writer: Osgood Perkins
Cast: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby


+ (62/100)



THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP 2024 Bao Nguyen

1h 36m | Documentary | Music
Cast: Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Dionne Warwick, Kenny Loggins, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Sheila E., Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Tina Turner, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Al Jarreau, Steve Perry, Daryl Hall, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Geldof, Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler


Shame this wasn't a year later. Dionne was there though.
I look forward to watching this.



LOVE & MERCY 2014 Bill Pohlad

2h 1m | Drama | Music | History
Writers: Oren Moverman, Michael A. Lerner, Brian Wilson
Cast: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti


- (69/100)



SCANNERS 1981 David Cronenberg

1h 43m | Horror | Science Fiction
Writer: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside


+ (64/100)



THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT 1984 Stewart Raffill

1h 42m | Thriller | Science Fiction
Writer: Michael Janover, William Gray, Wallace C. Bennett
Cast: Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas


'Based on an “actual event” that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.'



BATTLESHIP 2012 Peter Berg

2h 11m | Thriller | Science Fiction | Action
Writers: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård