Wonder Boys (2000)

“She was a junkie for the printed word. Lucky for me, I manufactured her drug of choice.” I once knew an old gray-haired professor with a scraggly beard who was…

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Powwow Highway (1989)

“This ain’t the American Dream here. This is the Third World!” One of my favorite road movies, this low-key comedy-drama teams hot-tempered Native American activist “Buddy Red Bow” (A Martinez)…

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Point Blank (1967)

"There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart." After he’s shot and left for dead on…

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Autumn Leaves (1956)

“A story about man’s most desperate need … and woman’s!” A well-acted, engaging melodrama directed by Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly), Autumn Leaves stars Joan Crawford as a lonely freelance…

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At Close Range (1986)

“Like father. Like son. Like hell.” A couple of aimless teens in rural Pennsylvania start stealing tractors under the tutelage of career criminal “Brad Whitewood Sr.” (Christopher Walken), the sinister…

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Another Earth (2011)

“What would we really like to see if we could stand outside ourselves and look at us?” Directed by Mike Cahill (in his feature film debut), Another Earth is an…

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Among the Living (1941)

“What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?” An offbeat horror suspense film directed by Stuart Heisler, Among the Living stars Albert Dekker (Dr. Cyclops) as twin brothers John…

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American Splendor (2003)

“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.” American Splendor profiles the life and times of legendary comic curmudgeon Harvey Pekar (portrayed by Paul Giamatti) in his day-to-day drudgery as a file…

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