The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Review
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the darkest films Disney has ever released and one of the most thematically ambitious animated features in the studi. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise directed.
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AdaptationDracula (1931 / 1992 / 2000 / 2014), Contrast Review
Dracula is one of the most extensively adapted properties in cinema history. Bram Stoker's 1897 novel has generated hundreds of film and television produc.
1950sBen-Hur (1959) Review
Ben-Hur is one of the great American historical epics and the production that established the commercial and creative ceiling for biblical-era cinema. He had directed Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, and various other major productions.
1990sApollo 13 (1995) Review
The film rewards repeat viewing because the substance is procedural instead of dramatic in the conventional sense. The film is adapted from Lost Moon, the 1994 memoir by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger.
2010sArgo (2012) Review
Ben Affleck directed and starred. The film adapts the historical events of the 1980 Canadian Caper, when six American diplomats escaped the Iranian hostage crisis through a CIA operation involving a fake Hollywood production.
1990sGoodfellas (1990) Review
Liotta, De Niro, Pesci, Bracco. Seen it twice across multiple decades.
1960sThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Review
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly defined the Western. Eastwood, Wallach, Van Cleef.
2000sThe Bank Job (2008) Review
Roger Donaldson's heist film based on the 1971 Lloyds Bank Baker Street robbery. Jason Statham outside his action register.
1990sCasino (1995) Review
Scorsese's Las Vegas mob masterpiece. De Niro, Pesci, Sharon Stone Oscar-nominated.
1970s
1970sTora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Review
Foundational dual-perspective Pearl Harbor film. Equal substantive treatment of American and Japanese forces.
1960sThe Great Escape (1963) Review
John Sturges's perfect ensemble war film. Steve McQueen and the legendary cast.