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Eyes Wide Shut

RELEASED: 1999RUNTIME: 159 minsWRITTEN BY: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur Schnitzler, Frederic RaphaelDIRECTED BY: Stanley KubrickSTARRING: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Madison Eginton, Vinessa Shaw, Rade Šerbedžija Goddamn masterpiece. Engaged from start to finish. A dark and twisted exploration of jealousy,…

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Saving Private Ryan

RELEASED: 1998RUNTIME: 169 minsWRITTEN BY: Robert RodatDIRECTED BY: Steven SpielbergSTARRING: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi Easily one of Spielberg’s best. A tense, amazingly shot and endlessly moving war film.…

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American History X

RELEASED: 1998RUNTIME: 119 minsWRITTEN BY: David McKennaDIRECTED BY: Tony KayeSTARRING: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Elliott Gould, Ethan Suplee, Fairuza Balk I really liked Edward Norton’s performance and I appreciate the messages that the movie is trying to get…

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Face/Off

RELEASED: 1997RUNTIME: 139 minsWRITTEN BY: Mike Werb, Michael CollearyDIRECTED BY: John WooSTARRING: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes Had a total blast with this. Pure, over the top, 90s awesomeness with fantastic…

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Life is Beautiful

RELEASED: 1997RUNTIME: 116 minsWRITTEN BY: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo CeramiDIRECTED BY: Roberto BenigniSTARRING: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Amerigo Fontani, Sergio Bini Bustric The first act is slow and overall I wouldn’t call it a pleasant watch but…

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Donnie Brasco

RELEASED: 1997RUNTIME: 147 minsWRITTEN BY: Paul Attanasio, Joseph D. Pistone, Richard WoodleyDIRECTED BY: Mike NewellSTARRING: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Brian Tarantina Good performances but it didn’t really do much for…

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L.A. Confidential

RELEASED: 1997RUNTIME: 138 minsWRITTEN BY: Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland, James EllroyDIRECTED BY: Curtis HansonSTARRING: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin I decided to rewatch this cause I didn’t remember much…

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Jerry Maguire

RELEASED: 1996RUNTIME: 138 minsWRITTEN BY: Cameron CroweDIRECTED BY: Cameron CroweSTARRING: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr, Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Alison Armitage, Jonathan Lipnicki Loved it. Feel-good, heartwarming, funny and charming plus it’s got Tom Cruise giving maybe his best performance.…

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Trainspotting

RELEASED: 1996RUNTIME: 94 minsWRITTEN BY: Irvine Welsh, John HodgeDIRECTED BY: Danny BoyleSTARRING: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Peter Mullan Loved the themes but I just couldn’t get invested.

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The Prestige

RELEASED: 2006RUNTIME: 130 minsWRITTEN BY: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Christopher PriestDIRECTED BY: Christopher NolanSTARRING: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, David Bowie, Andy Serkis Great performances and an absolutely INSANE ending. I mean MIND-BLOWING. I just…

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