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War of the Worlds
Thriller that proves to be much more than a sci-fi extravaganza for the age of terrorism as it keeps us rooting for a family facing danger from without and distress from within.
The Interpreter
A tense thriller which salutes openness and respect for life as antidotes to the use of violence to deal with the uncertainty of our times.
Mean Creek
An intense and riveting morality play that vividly conveys the anger and violence that can ensue from the machismo posturing of teenage boys.
Rules of Engagement
A thriller set in Yemen that turns into an ethical examination of the use of force by the military.
Titus
A grim meditation on the enthralling power of violence.
Ride with the Devil
This rip-roaring adventure story presents a little known slice of Civil War history.
Platoon
Succeeds in conveying the multi-dimensional reality of the Vietnam War to those who did not fight there and to those who were born after it ended.
The Big Red One
A gripping and poignant depiction of World War II that celebrates those who survived the outrages and terrors of war as the lucky, the tough and the smart.
Apocalypse Now
A philosophical underpinning that sets it apart from other recent cinematic evaluations of the American involvement in Vietnam.
Deliverance
A violent and vivid parable about a band of city slickers who are menaced in the wilderness.