The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers (Antonio Prieto, Benny Reeves, Sieghardt Rupp) and sheriff John Baxter (Wolfgang Lukschy). When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
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Troma’s War
A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite. The freedom of Tromaville and the world is at stake! Troma‘s War creates new kinds of heroes. A used car salesman, a handsome environmentalist, an obese junk-food gourmand, a seventy-year-old housewife, some sensational young women, a year old jingoistic baby and more sensational women all become deadly soldiers.
Firestarter
As youths, Andy McGee (David Keith) and his future wife, Vicky (Heather Locklear), participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple’s daughter, Charlie (Drew Barrymore), begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for the enigmatic agency known as “The Shop.”
Cujo
In this tale of a killer canine, man’s best friend turns into his worst enemy. When sweet St. Bernard Cujo is bitten by a bat, he starts behaving oddly and becomes very aggressive. As Cujo morphs into a dangerous beast, he goes on a rampage in a small town. Stay-at-home mom Donna (Dee Wallace) gets caught in Cujo’s crosshairs on a fateful errand with her son, Tad (Danny Pintauro). Stuck in their tiny car, Donna and Tad have a frightening showdown with the crazed animal.
The Big Lebowski
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, John Turturro
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It may be just, like, our opinion man but the Coen Brother’s The Big Lebowski features cinema’s most loveable loser, Jeffrey Lebowski. Confused with the other Jeffrey Lebowski (the millionaire), his rug gets peed on and that sets off an adventurous chain of events with nihilists, porn producers, writers in iron lungs, and performance artists throughout Los Angeles. But really, man, ‘The Dude’ and his Vietnam-reminiscing partner Walter would much rather be bowling. It’s hard not to just quote the whole movie right here because, let’s face it, we’ve watched it a dozen times and its brilliance only gets better with age. Coitus.
Good Time
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Taliah Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City’s underworld in an increasingly desperate and dangerous attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance.
Oldboy (2003)
Starring: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Gang Hye-jung
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook’s cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4K. After being mysteriously kidnapped and imprisoned with no human contact for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik) is suddenly released without any explanation. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, he has only five days to retrace his past, track down his captors, and get his revenge.
Oldboy, which remains a cult classic and has served as inspiration for auteurs for nearly two decades, will return to theaters for the first time in 20 years.
All Eyez On Me
All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Shakur rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Starring: Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Tom Bower
With a pounding soundtrack and gore-galore, The Hills Have Eyes is about as subtle as a blow to the skull. The carnage begins immediately as a hazmat wearing group measuring radiation in the desert are besieged by the local mutants, with the following opening credits juxtaposing archival footage of nuclear blasts with a variety of deformities. When we meet the Carter family, road tripping to California, they aren’t the soft type – they carry guns and have German Shepherds – yet they are no match for the trap set by the amoral hill-dwellers.
Intrigued by the success of other remakes, Wes Craven tapped filmmaking team Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur, impressed by their French Extremity High Tension, to redo his 1977 film. They effectively ramp up the grotesquery and add their own touches, including a haunting sequence in an abandoned nuclear test site eerily populated with mannequins. This movie pulls no punches and is not for the easily queasy.
Let Me In
Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) remake of ice-cold vampire cult favorite Let The Right One In closely adheres to what worked in the Swedish original. A story of a bullied boy who befriends the young girl who moves in next door, but with a twist. This girl isn’t so young, but actually a vampire out to recruit a new assistant in her quest for blood.