2024-10-21
Denzel Washington gives an Oscar-winning performance in this brutal and riveting crime drama. He's frighteningly convincing as a corrupt undercover L.A. cop who tutors an idealistic rookie (Ethan Hawke, who received a Best Supporting Actor nod). Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin. (Repeat).
Past Oscar winners Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro go one-on-one in this tense thriller. When a former special-operations soldier begins killing hunters in the Oregon wilderness, the FBI enlists a retired tracker to catch him. Directed by William Friedkin ("The French Connection," "The Exorcist"), the film features thrilling chases and plenty of suspense. (Repeat).
An English professor borrows money from a vicious gangster in an attempt to pay off his gambling debts in this poignant psychological drama. At the same time, he must contend with his disappointed mother and his affair with a precocious student. (Repeat).
In this suspenseful, well-plotted and beautifully acted legal thriller, an attorney who's brought a wrongful-death lawsuit against a gun manufacturer, a jury consultant working for the company, and a member of the jury cross paths. The film is based on a John Grisham bestseller. (Repeat).
In this suspenseful thriller, a Chicago police negotiator (Samuel L. Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and murder. Desperate to clear his name, he takes hostages, refusing to speak to anyone but a fellow negotiator (Kevin Spacey). It becomes a game of wits for the two negotiators, who challenge each other and the crooked cops who want Roman dead. David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer. (Repeat).
An NYPD detective's probe into the murder of four cops points to corruption and his own brother and brother-in-law---both of whom are cops. Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight star in this gritty and well-acted tale of duty, honor and loyalty. Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Gavin O'Connor. (Repeat).
Bored of the quaint town of Woodsboro, the notorious serial killer Ghostface leaves his small-town stomping grounds behind, pursuing more ambitious conquests in New York City. Determined to overthrow his reign of terror once and for all, a cohort of familiar faces returns to seek justice for the bloodshed. The sixth installment in the horror franchise. (Repeat).
American truck driver Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) awakens to find himself buried alive after being captured by insurgent guerrillas in Iraq in this terrifying, claustrophobic thriller directed by Rodrigo Cortés. With only a lighter and a cell phone at his disposal, Paul works frantically to escape as his oxygen supply dwindles. (Repeat).
A small-town Oregon teacher suspects that one of her students is harboring a dark and mysterious secret. She and her brother, the town sheriff, eventually discover that the enigmatic boy is fraternizing with a terrifying wendigo-like creature in the woods. (Repeat).
In this raucous action-movie spoof, actors (including Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black) are on location in the jungle playing Vietnam War soldiers when they run afoul of real-life drug traders. Stiller co-wrote the screenplay and also directed. Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Steve Coogan. (Repeat).
Clint Eastwood produced, directed and composed the score for this inspiring and engrossing World War II epic. It's the fact-based story of two marines and a sailor (Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Ryan Phillippe) who helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima and then were shipped home to help raise money for the war effort. Adapted from the book by Ron Powers and James Bradley, whose father is played by Phi