Gangsters with and without hats
The Big Country
Actually a fave of Ike’s.
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Coen Brothers Always Ring Twice
Man of Marble
Polish sculptor defies regime, dies.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Escaped convicts make an Odyssey.
Barton Fink
Never saw that twist coming.
Pi
It’s never as easy as…
True Lies
Clearly Ah-nuld’s and Arnold’s best.
Burn After Reading
Convoluted story involving C.I.A. fuckups.
A Passage to India
Convoluted story involving British tourists.
No Country for Old Men
Did you see me, Friendo?
There Will Be Blood
Oil-prospecting misanthrope’s life story.
Distict 9
Apartheid, now with actual aliens
Brokeback Mountain
Marlboro Man cheats with dude.
Boys Don’t Cry
Lady looks like a dude.
The Ladykillers
Little old lady emerges unscathed
State of Play
Politics and journalism beget paranoia.
Intolerable Cruelty
Comedy about divorce law hijinks.
Five Easy Pieces
Classic early Jack Nicholson drama.
The Lodger
Remake: Pacific Heights, with blood.
Clean and Sober