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Brief Encounter (1945)

“Thank you for coming back to me.” Two married strangers – a bored middle-class housewife, Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) and an idealistic doctor, Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) – meet at…

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Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

“May I interject one statement at this juncture? And I don’t mean to be didactic or facetious in any way …” In this often overlooked but frequently hilarious black-and-white comedy…

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Blue Sunshine (1978)

“There’s a bald maniac in there, and he’s going bat shit!” Talk about your bad acid trip – this one would probably have Timothy Leary himself headed back on the…

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Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)

"Nick is leaving. Beth is staying. Carol is waiting. Sid is painting." Billed as “A romantic comedy about four people caught between loving and leaving,” this fairly entertaining “twentysomething”/Generation X/slacker…

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Boiler Room (2000)

“Think money can’t buy happiness? Well look at the fuckin’ smile on my face!” Ever wonder who those assholes are that call you between the hours of 6 and 9…

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Born to Kill (1947)

“The coldest killer a woman ever loved.” A brutal film noir directed by Robert Wise, Born to Kill stars legendary tough guy actor Lawrence Tierney (Dillinger) and “Queen of Film…

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Bottle Rocket (1996)

“Everybody wants to know what’s next. May I enjoy this moment?” Wes Anderson’s directorial debut, as well as the acting debut of Owen and Luke Wilson, features some of the…

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Better Off Dead (1985)

“Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in moppishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we’ve raced so many times before, but…

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Beware, My Lovely (1952)

“Little did she dream that the moment a stranger came to her house looking for work, terror would enter her life …” Robert Ryan is truly terrifying in this tense,…

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Big Wednesday (1978)

“A day will come that is like no other . . . and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.” This is not your typical surfing movie. In…

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