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'Heathers': A Wickedly Sharp Late-80s Portrait of Suburban Malaise, Teenage Alienation and Social Unrest
'Heathers' (1988) is a darkly entertaining black comedy set within the toxic social hierarchy of an affluent Ohio high school. The film stars Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer, an intelligent but conflicted teenager who enjoys newfound popularity after falling in with the school’s ruling trio of wealthy and manipulative girls, all named Heather.

James Rutherford
May 23


'Falling Down': A Volatile Urban Thriller/Social Satire About Middle-Class Rage in Early 1990s Los Angeles
Falling Down (1993) is a gripping urban thriller starring Michael Douglas as William Foster, an unemployed former defense engineer who reaches his psychological breaking point while trapped in a stifling Los Angeles traffic jam. Abandoning his vehicle, Foster embarks on a violent trek across the city in a desperate attempt to reach the home of his estranged wife (Barbara Hershey) for his daughter’s birthday, unwittingly terrorizing the populace along the way. The storyline de

James Rutherford
May 17


'Super 8': J.J. Abrams’ Homage to Classic Science Fiction Fantasies About Childhood Wonder and Extraterrestrial Visitation
'Super 8' (2011) is a thrilling science fiction adventure from J.J. Abrams about a group of young filmmakers who witness a catastrophic train crash that unleashes a mysterious extraterrestrial presence into their small Ohio town during the summer of 1979.

James Rutherford
May 12


'Marty Supreme': Josh Safdie’s Frenetic Tale of Ambition, Competitiveness and Table Tennis Hustling in 1950s America
'Marty Supreme' (2025) is an exuberant American sports comedy-drama starring Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, an eccentric table tennis hustler blustering his way through the competitive circuits of 1950s-era America. Loosely based on the real-life exploits of Marty Reisman, the film details his rise from the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side to the heights of international competition.

James Rutherford
May 7


‘The Revenant’: A Stunningly Immersive Survival Drama About Vengeance, Endurance and the Brutality of the American Frontier
'The Revenant' (2015) is a stunningly immersive survival drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a fur trapper navigating the unforgiving wilderness of the 1820s American frontier. While guiding a group of traders through perilous terrain, Glass is mauled by a bear and left gravely injured, setting into motion a brutal struggle for survival beset by both physical suffering and profound personal loss.

James Rutherford
Apr 24


‘The Cabin in the Woods’: A Wildly Subversive Horror Film About Young Students Manipulated by Unseen Forces Deep in the Woods
'The Cabin in the Woods' (2011) is an inventive American horror film starring Kristen Connolly as Dana, a college student whose weekend trip to a remote cabin with friends begins to unravel as their behavior and surroundings grow increasingly unnatural. As unseen forces manipulate events, Dana becomes aware that their ordeal is not random but carefully orchestrated.

James Rutherford
Apr 6


‘Thief’: Michael Mann’s Sleek and Engrossing Crime Drama About a Master Safecracker Caught in a Web of Criminality
'Thief' (1981) is a sleek and engrossing American crime drama starring James Caan as Frank, a veteran safecracker and ex-con forging a lucrative living in Chicago. Having spent years in prison, Frank is determined to build a stable life of his own, yearning for a wife, child and legitimate future beyond the criminal world.

James Rutherford
Mar 29


‘L.A. Confidential’: A Richly Engrossing Neo-Noir Crime Drama About Vice and Corruption in 1950s-Era Los Angeles
'L.A. Confidential' (1997) is a richly engrossing neo-noir crime drama set in 1950s Los Angeles, starring Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey as three police officers drawn into a murder investigation with deep roots inside the LAPD.

James Rutherford
Mar 12


‘Sea of Love’: A Sleek New York City–Based Crime Thriller About Desire, Manipulation and Dangerously Blurred Lines
'Sea of Love' (1989) is a New York City-based crime thriller starring Al Pacino as a veteran detective investigating murders tied to newspaper personals. When he falls for a guarded divorcée (Ellen Barkin) who may be connected to the case, the investigation turns intimate and dangerous.

James Rutherford
Feb 2


‘Weapons’: A Razor-Sharp Mystery-Horror Film About Mass Disappearance, Panic and the Corrosion of Community
'Weapons' (2025) is a masterful mystery-horror film that poses the question: How would a community react if an entire fifth-grade class were to disappear without a trace?

James Rutherford
Jan 19


‘Us’: Jordan Peele’s Unnerving Tale of Seaside Terror, Menacing Doubles and Buried American Guilt
“Us” (2019) is a deeply unnerving horror film starring Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide Wilson as she returns to the location of childhood trauma and is confronted by eerie doubles of herself and her family. As the night turns violent and similar attacks spread across the country, Adelaide’s buried childhood secret comes to the surface.

James Rutherford
Dec 9, 2025


‘We Own the Night’: A Tense 1980's-Era Thriller About Family, Loyalty and Survival on the Streets of Brooklyn
'We Own the Night' (2007) is a tightly wound crime drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as Bobby Green, a 1980's-era Brooklyn nightclub manager who keeps his family’s NYPD background at arm’s length.

James Rutherford
Nov 25, 2025


‘Civil War’: A Harrowing Near-Future American Descent Into Violence, Moral Ambiguity and the Cost of Bearing Witness
"Civil War" (2024) follows a team of war correspondents traveling from New York to Washington, D.C., through a violently fractured America. As they navigate militias, checkpoints, and collapsing order, veteran photojournalist Lee mentors young Jessie while confronting her own emotional exhaustion. Their journey toward the capital becomes a stark portrait of truth-seeking, trauma, and a nation on the verge of implosion.

James Rutherford
Nov 17, 2025


‘Batman’: Tim Burton’s Darkly Stylized Comic Book Origin Story of Vigilantism, Corruption and Media Spectacle
'Batman' (1989) is a darkly stylish superhero film starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, a Gotham City billionaire who secretly stalks criminals as the masked “Batman” of comic-book lore.

James Rutherford
Oct 19, 2025


‘September 5’: A Harrowing Historical Drama-Thriller About ABC Sports' Coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics
"September 5" is a harrowing historical drama-thriller that recreates the events of the 1972 Olympics hostage crisis, told from the perspective of the ABC Sports broadcasting team situated nearby.

James Rutherford
Sep 21, 2025


‘A Simple Plan’: A Riveting Neo-Noir Crime Thriller About Greed, Secrecy and the Fragility of Trust
'A Simple Plan' (1998) is a taut neo-noir thriller set in a frozen Midwestern landscape, where three men discover a crashed plane carrying millions in cash. What begins as a pact to keep quiet soon unravels into secrecy, suspicion and violence. A gripping story of temptation and moral collapse, it shows how easily trust and family ties can shatter when greed takes hold.

James Rutherford
Aug 20, 2025


'Bridge of Spies': A Gripping Historical Thriller Unraveling the Human Stories Behind Cold War Espionage
"Bridge of Spies" (2015) is a meticulously crafted and suspenseful historical drama-thriller starring Tom Hanks as James B. Donovan, an American lawyer who finds himself at the center of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

James Rutherford
Jun 25, 2025


‘Rebel Ridge’: Jeremy Saulnier’s Timely and Unflinching Thriller Depicting Systemic Abuse of Power in America
'Rebel Ridge' is a forthright action thriller about a Marine veteran battling corrupt police officers exploiting civil asset forfeiture laws.

James Rutherford
Jun 1, 2025


'Gone Girl': A Vivid Psychological Thriller About a Mysterious Disappearance and Ensuing Media Frenzy
'Gone Girl' is a vivid psychological thriller about a mysterious disappearance and the ensuing media frenzy the engulfs a small town in Middle America.

James Rutherford
Apr 28, 2025


'The Killer': David Fincher's Razor-Sharp Tale of an Assassin Experiencing a Crisis of Control and Conscience
'The Killer' is a sleek and visceral action thriller about a professional assassin whose life begins to unravel in unexpected ways

James Rutherford
Mar 4, 2025
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