Dark City
Mystery, love, fate, destiny, joy
Annihilation
Weird, deeply unsettling adventure flick
Cloud Atlas
“Each crime and every kindness…”
I like this category.
More movies that get in your head and make you think about stuff
Millions
Charity, morality, integrity, loss, hope.
The Truman Show
Is reality TV just voyeurism?
Contact
Can faith and science coexist?
Films that are total smut but somehow expect to be taken seriously.
Showgirls
Vegas beauties try to succeed
Kids
Aimless youth just want fun
The Brown Bunny
Lost love drives motorcycle dude
Roger Ebert panned the film. The director, Vincent Gallo, called Ebert a “fat pig with the physique of a slave trader.” Ebert responded with, “It is true that I am fat, but one day I will be thin, and he will still be the director of The Brown Bunny.”
Mic drop.
Next up:
Movies that were in some way the subject of a feud
Dolores Claiborne
Detective doesn’t believe she’s innocent
Amadeus
Salieri is jealous of Mozart
The Godfather, Part II
Fredo just wanted some respect
Next: People wrongly accused of something
The 39 Steps
Hannay didn’t kill spy Annabella
Dark City
Murdoch didn’t kill any prostitutes
Incredibles 2
Pizza guy wasn’t the Screenslaver
Next up:
Movies with particularly interesting villains
Silence of the Lambs
Villain is cultured, intelligent gourmand.
Skyfall
You kind-of see villain’s point.
Les Miserables
Villain? Or fanatic about duty?
Movies about (gridiron) football
Any Given Sunday
Pacino gives memorable halftime speech
Murderball
Rugby fiercely played in wheelchairs
Bend It Like Beckham
Girl defies family to play
Next: Sports movies that are about obscure or imaginary sports
Harry Potter franchise
Quidditch plays a major role
Dodgeball
It should have this prominence!
Over the Top
Arm wrestling for child custody?
Movies that hinge on real or imagined board games