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The popular animated feature film spawned 3 sequels, spin-offs, and a veritable home meme industry. Revisit the humble origins of the franchise and Mike Meyers’ Scottish accessory (fun fact: this is not an original detail of the film). Meyers plays the titular ogre, who will have to find a way to save Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and permanently rid her swamp of pesky fairy tale characters. Prime Video is rarely well known for its family price, however, Shrek is a smart bet for kids. .
In a cast of the best, the young Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, a character whose type A personality and mega ambition made her an archetype and colored many later roles of the actress. his project to thwart Tracy’s candidacy for the presidency of elegance.
It is a romantic comedy where the “rom” is the friendship between a bridesmaid Annie (Kristen Wiig) and the bride Lillian (Maya Rudolph) when the latter’s big day approaches. Hilarity ensues when Annie’s downward spiral threatens to disrupt her most productive friend’s wedding, and rival bridesmaid Helen (Rose Byrn) rushes to pick up the pieces. It’s a strangely moving film about development and moving, punctuated through scenarios like the notorious “on the street” scene.
Take the Brat Pack, carry the specter of murder-suicide, and you have Heathers, a teen black comedy that’s less funny and more. . . gestures to the concept of humor (and this gesture is important). Winona Ryder plays Veronica Sawyer, the only member of her clique of croquetmers not named Heather. When budding sociopath J. D. (Christian Slater) arrives at school, Veronica finds herself caught up in a messy and violent revenge plot against the popular crowd she once belonged to.
Did you know that Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis earned Best Actress Oscar nominations for their roles in this iconic road movie?The story of two friends on the run was a critical and publicity success, making it an instant harvest in 1991. It’s a must if you haven’t noticed yet, but also a must-see for a lazy Sunday afternoon. on the couch. Bonus: Thelma and Louise gave Brad Pitt one of his first roles in a movie.
Looking for general emotional annihilation? Look no further than Amazon Studios’ 2016 melodrama about the divorced grief of Lee (Casey Affleck), who becomes the father of his teenage nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges). to the best actor and a nod to Hedges and Michelle Williams, betting on Lee Randi’s ex-wife: turn the possible nonsense into something much deeper and darker.
Francis Ford Coppola’s epic war film received a 2001 Redux with 49 more minutes of footage, which you can play in full with an Amazon Prime subscription. Loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel Heart of Darkness, Coppola’s edition sets the setting for the Vietnam War and uses Marlon Brando to paint the evil Colonel Kurtz.
Check out Kate Hudson’s escape role in this cult comedy-drama from 2000, with original music written by Peter Frampton. Patrick Fugit plays William, a music journalist who covers the (fictional) band Stillwater for Rolling Stone. Hudson plays Penny Lane, a Stillwater groupie (who would reject this epithet). As William travels with the band for the sake of their story, he immerses himself in all the drama you’d expect from the rock n’ roll world.
Colin Firth plays King George VI in this 2010-era film about dating the new king and his speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush), who helped him deal with his stutter before giving his first radio speech in 1939, when Britain declared war on Germany. .
Director Sean Baker shot this color-saturated independent film on an iPhone 5, but under its sleek post-production, the film’s low-fidelity provenance is visible. Set in the seedy belly of Los Angeles, Tangerine follows trans sex worker Sin-Dee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez), who has just been released from prison only to realize that her pimp boyfriend is cheating on her. It’s part drama, part farce, part Array. . . Christmas movie (for real).
Rosemary’s Baby, one of the most productive horror videos for scared cats that need to feel a little scared, stars Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as a young couple who move into a new construction in Manhattan just before their circle of family grows. But the neighbors appeara little too interested in Rosemary’s long-term joy package, and after a while one begins to doubt that there is joy at all.
If you could erase all memories of your ex and avoid all the pain that comes after a relationship ends, would you?That’s the question in the middle of this 2004 Charlie Kaufman movie, starring Kate Winslet as Clementine and Jim Carrey as her ex. Both Clementine and Joel decide to undergo the medical procedure after the breakup, in clear approval of the saying “ignorance is happiness”. But remembering is complicated.
An organization of friends (Joel Courtney as Joe, Elle Fanning as Alice) inadvertently film a twist of fate while making a zombie movie for a movie contest in Super 8. Things start to get weird, and when the photographs are discovered, friends notice. that there may be much more to the story and that the twist of fate may not have been a twist of fate.
Amazon is streaming all 4 videos of The Hunger Games for free with a Prime membership, you can spend over nine hours watching Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and the other citizens of Panem fight for their lives and fight. to oppose the corrupt President Snow (Donald Sutherland).
Crumpe’s Monisha Ravisetti calls this low-budget independent sci-fi film “surprisingly good” and says it will “force you to question your own sanity. “Coherence, starring Emily Foxler and Maury Sterling, is the kind of sinuous philosophical brain that’s bigger than you think. Chaos ensues. We cannot present this enough.
Not based on Hamlet yet in his resources (the Scandinavian legend of Amleth), The Northman is the story of a son who avenges his father’s death at the hands of his uncle. (If you’re not a Shakespeare aficionado and still sound extraordinarily familiar, The Lion King has the same lineage. ) Alexander Skarsgård plays Amleth in this blood-soaked epic of ancient revenge.
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly star in this vintage mystery set on the French Riviera. Grant plays a retired jewel thief who sets out to catch a new cat thief who has begun to mimic his old style. This is an absolute must for Hitchcock’s finalists. and those who just need to take a trip to the south of France.
An odyssey story set in the rural Mississippi of the 1930s, this 2000s Coen brothers film is best known for its bluegrass/folk soundtrack, which won an album of the year at the Grammy Awards. Clooney), in search of buried treasure. Like its source material, O Brother is an adventure story about a boy who just needs to move home.
The latest addition to the James Bond franchise, 2021’s No Time to Die is also Daniel Craig’s latest hurrah as Agent 007. With a Billie Eilish theme song and a cast that includes Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux and Ralph Fiennes, this access to the Bond canon can do much worse.
There’s nothing more action-packed than Tom Cruise reprising his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. The first 4 videos of Mission: Impossible are available for free streaming with a Prime Video subscription, which turns out to be a wonderful way to spend a weekend waiting for the theatrical release of Dead Reckoning Part One this summer.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s standalone romance follows infant wife Alana (Alana Haim) as she befriends real-life teenager Gary (Cooper Hoffman) in 1970s Los Angeles. The original romantic comedy we all want right now.
Based on the novel of the same call by Nick Hornthrough, this romantic comedy stars Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd as the dissatisfied couple Annie and Duncan, whose relationship is even more strained when Annie bureaucratizes a friendship with rock star Tucker (Ethan Hawke). ), who is also the subject of a Duncan-run fan site.
Peter Dinklage plays the title character in the latest adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac’s short story. In this version, dwarfism replaces Cyrano’s big nose as the reason for his doubts, and everyone sings.
In John Hughes’ first film, Molly Ringwald plays Sam, whose 16th birthday turns out to have been forgotten by his family. ) and defends himself against the advances of The Geek (Anthony Michael Hall).
A romance in time with Rachel McAdams? No, it’s not The Time Traveler’s Wife (although this one is streamed for free on YouTube). In 2013, McAdams made another romance with a twist on science fiction, this one with Domhnall Gleeson as the lover Tim. When Tim discovers that he has the ability to go back in time and redo things that didn’t go right the first time, his forays into space-time have unforeseen consequences on his love life.
Based on an unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin, this Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson interrogates the history of racism in Baldwin’s private memories of the United States about the murders of 3 civil rights leaders: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin. . Luther King Jr.
It is “the artistic crime of the century”: in 1974, the tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked between the two towers of Manhattan, an enterprise as illicit as it is dangerous. Following his arrest, the act immortalized in this 2008 documentary, which is a film of heists and an impressive sporting feat.
This hit 2013 documentary investigates the ethics of keeping orcas in captivity (“killer whales”), centered on Tilikum, a Seaworld orca who has been implicated in 3 deaths. The film presents Seaworld in a much darker light, stating that captivity has too many reasons The tension and aggressiveness in killer whales. The effect of the film was so wonderful that Seaworld has since gotten rid of its live orca shows.
Real estate moguls Jackie and David Siegel were building their own Palace of Versailles, a 90,000-square-foot mansion outside Orlando, Florida, that would have been one of the largest single-family homes in the country when the Great Recession of 2008 collapsed the entire card space. The resulting 2012 documentary reads a bit like a spin-off of Real Housewives, but through the lens of an incisive social observation about the fall of the American dream.
Jiro Ono, 85 at the time of this film, has become the most productive sushi chef in the world. This 2011 documentary highlights the excessive care he puts into his craft, positioning sushi as a complex art form in the world. He follows his two sons as they one day fill their father’s shoes.