GHOSTWATCH’s Emotional Effects Top Even the Original War of the Worlds

As far as found footage goes, GHOSTWATCH sits up high, reigning supreme.

Spike Lee’s Malcolm X: Has Anything Really Changed?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx4sEvhYeVE Malcolm X. 1992. Directed by Spike Lee. Screenplay by Lee & Arnold Perl. Starring Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon, Lonette MCKee, Tommy Hollis, James McDaniel, Ernest Thomas, Jean-Claude La Marre, O.L. Duke, & Larry McCoy. 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks/Largo International …

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Raising Cain: There’s Better De Palma and There’s Worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498jRT9XJl4 Raising Cain. 1992. Directed & Written by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, & Gabrielle Carteris. Pacific Western. Rated R. 91 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★ Brian De Palma is one of those classic directors of his generation, leaving his mark indelibly …

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Batman Returns with Burton’s Gothic Style

Batman Returns. 1992. Directed by Tim Burton. Screenplay by Daniel Waters from a story by Waters & Sam Hamm. Starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Cristi Conaway, Andrew Bryniarski, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli, Steve Witting, and Jan Hooks. Warner Bros./PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. PG-13. 126 minutes. Action/Adventure ★★★★★ A …

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