One of the great modern urban war films of the last twenty years, directed with masterful skill by Ridley Scott.
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Black Hawk Down (2001)
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RoboCop (1987)
Paul Verhoeven’s Hollywood breakthrough remains a standout violent sci-fi actioner from the ’80s and a decent commentary on mankind’s ill-fated fascination with science and technology.
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Frances Ha (2012)
Baumbach’s charming if at times elegiac black-and-white drama about self-discovery and acceptance features an indelible performance by Greta Gerwig.
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Licorice Pizza (2021)
PTA’s indelible 1970s romance between a teenage boy and an older woman (Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim are sensational) is akin to a cinematic relaxant, suffused with good, nostalgic vibes yet there’s enough of a slight overdose of unpredictability and peril to last the course.
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Gladiator (2000)
A stunning return to form by Ridley Scott, who revived the swords-and-sandals movie in the 2000s.
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Thelma & Louise (1991)
One of Ridley Scott’s most unabashed and unforgettable of entertainments—a road movie that’s never about the end of the road.
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Voyage of Time (2016)
The philosophising of Malick meets the ephemeral beauty of nature in this imperfect shortened IMAX version that shows how the Universe first started, and subsequently life on Earth.
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West Side Story (2021)
Spielberg, in his first-ever musical, hits it out of the park with this dynamic and compelling remake of the 1961 original, featuring a revelatory performance by Rachel Zegler.
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Tragedy of Macbeth, The (2021)
Although not exactly emotionally resonant, Joel Coen’s adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s seminal texts is as dark and brooding as they come, a unique balance of theatrical artifice and cinematic vision.
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Shrek (2001)
Two decades on, this Oscar-winning, Cannes Palme d’Or-nominated (!) animated delight remains as energetic, refreshing and meaningful as ever.
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