Blackhat September 12, 2023 Blackhat Hacking on screen, disputed; soy futures; Ham Ji Park Read discussion ↗
Lost in Translation September 5, 2023 Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola; Suntory for American audiences; Park Hyatt; insomnia films; jet-lag films Read discussion ↗
The Equalizer August 29, 2023 The Equalizer East Boston, the newspaper truck, Craigslist and the hardware-store killing field; major stars excluded. Read discussion ↗
Cruel Intentions August 22, 2023 Cruel Intentions Ryan Phillippe; Sarah Michelle Gellar; cocaine crosses Read discussion ↗
Eyes Wide Shut August 15, 2023 Eyes Wide Shut Large masked orgies; London standing in for New York Read discussion ↗
National Lampoon’s Vacation August 8, 2023 National Lampoon’s Vacation D’Angelo; family-vacation films; Ferrari 308 GTS; Brinkley; dead aunts (tentative); white privilege Read discussion ↗
A Few Good Men August 1, 2023 A Few Good Men Code reds; marching band; Pollak; Yoo-hoo; Reiner; cinematic softball; Bodison; lactic acidosis; two bedside books Read discussion ↗
The Devil’s Advocate July 25, 2023 The Devil’s Advocate Satan on film; Roy Jones Jr.; Cullen’s sexual alibi; Charlize Theron eating chicken Read discussion ↗
...And Justice for All July 21, 2023 ...And Justice for All Warden’s era, qualified; courtroom meltdowns, competing with A Few Good Men Read discussion ↗
My Cousin Vinny July 18, 2023 My Cousin Vinny Pesci’s era, qualified; Tomei; grits; 1964 Buick Skylark convertible; tire tracks; mechanical intelligence Read discussion ↗
A Time to Kill July 11, 2023 A Time to Kill Grisham’s mid-1990s adaptation boom; Nicky Katt villains, qualified Read discussion ↗
Primal Fear July 4, 2023 Primal Fear Mahoney; sordid VHS sex tapes; this slow clap, disputed Read discussion ↗
