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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" is the story of Indiana Jones, a globetrotting archeologist in 1936 vying with Nazi Germans to recover the long-lost Ark of the Covenant, which is said to make an army invincible. Director Steven Spielberg ("Jaws" 1975) expertly assembled this action-adventure classic with excellent [..]
Marshall (2017)
"Marshall" is a biopic featuring Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American U. S. Supreme Court Justice, with the movie concentrating on the first case of his career in 1940. Director Reginald Hudlin ("Boomerang" 1992) put together an absorbing courtroom drama from a screenplay by Michael Koskoff [..]
The Long Walk (2025)
"The Long Walk" is a dystopian futuristic thriller telling the story of fifty teenage boys competing in an annual walking contest. They must maintain a pace of three miles per hour without stopping or be executed. Director Francis Lawrence ("Red Sparrow" 2018) assembled [..]
The Gatling Gun (1971)
"The Gatling Gun" is a Western movie about two Army deserters who steal their unit's gatling gun (the first machine gun) in order to attack a local Apache tribe. However, this results in both the Army and the Apaches going after them and the gun. [..]
Battle Star Wars (2020)
When the leader of the evil coalition threatens to destroy a Rebel planet for its resources, his daughter has no choice but to join the Rebel side in "Battle Star Wars." Director James Thomas and screenwriter Jeremy M. Inman put together an exciting "Star Wars" movie [..]
Savage Guns (1971)
"Savage Guns" is a Spaghetti Western about a man seeking revenge against the man who killed his brother during a saloon massacre. Director Dimofilo Fidani put together a surprisingly exciting and engrossing horse opera with a well-used revenge plot and low-budget production values. Fidani [..]
Get On Up (2014)
"Get On Up" is a biopic of singer James Brown telling of abandonment by his parents as a baby, impoverished childhood in the South, his immense talent that lead to stardom, drug problems, troubled relationships, and more that make for heavy drama. Director Tate Taylor ("The [..]
Tron: Ares (2025)
"Tron: Ares" is a science fiction action film about a sophisticated AI program sent from the digital world to the real world by the CEO of Dillinger Systems on a dangerous espionage mission to undermine competitors. Director Joaquim Ronning ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" [..]
My Reputation (1946)
"My Reputation" is a romantic drama movie about a widow whose romance with an army officer stirs up gossip among the town's busybodies, which in turn causes trouble with her friends, domineering mother, and two young sons. Director Curtis Bernhardt ("Million Dollar Baby" 1941) assembled a [..]
Savage Guns (1961)
"Savage Guns" is a western drama where a drifter stays with a couple on their ranch to recover from exhaustion while wandering in the Mexican state of Sonora. When he recovers, he sides with them in their struggle against a violent Mexican gang. Director [..]