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Three Kings (1999)

Russell's 1999 Gulf War heist. Clooney, Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze.

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Peter Weir's 2003 Patrick O'Brian adaptation. Russell Crowe as Aubrey, Bettany as Maturin.

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2008 Marc Forster Bond film with Craig. Direct sequel to Casino Royale, Bolivia setting, Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene.

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Spectre (2015)

2015 Sam Mendes Bond film with Craig. Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser-Blofeld, attempted retroactive franchise unification.

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Licence to Kill (1989)

1989 John Glen Bond film with Dalton's final outing. Bond's personal revenge against drug lord Sanchez.

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Tony Scott's 2004 Mexico City revenge thriller. One of the great late-career Denzel performances.

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Dune (1984)

Seen four times, dated but good for its time. Visuals are still strange in ways no modern adaptation has matche.

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The Game (1997)

David Fincher's 1997 psychological thriller. Michael Douglas as a wealthy banker experiencing immersive CRS service.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Review

Rick Moranis at his peak, practical effects that put CGI to shame, and Disney back when it made original family adventures. The Blu-ray release is out of print and trades at collector prices.

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Total Recall (1990) Review

Total Recall is one of the great entertainments in science fiction cinema, and its pleasures are specific instead of generic. The women around him are sharply written and sharply performed.

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Predator (1987) Review

The film is thrilling on its surface and interesting underneath, which is rarer in the action genre than the genre's reputation suggests. This is not a film that accidentally achieved something.