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A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.

Reason to Watch

Martin Scorsese's intimate epic about money, sex and brute force is a grandly conceived study of what happens to goodfellas from the mean streets when they outstrip their wildest dreams and achieve the pinnacle of wealth and power.

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Harry Zontal

White Fox (Level 222)

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On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

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Hayao Miyazaki's dark world of magic, in which humans and forest gods vie for supremacy; A spellbinding epic with great characters, visuals and pathos.

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The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.

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Gremlins 2 The New Batch has so much comic energy that we overlook its lack of anything worth calling a plot.

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This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

Reason to Watch

This is a finely honed genre thriller, but it also continues Fincher's preoccupation with the persistence of age-old urges in the modern world.

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As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

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Taut pacing, brilliantly dense writing and Oscar-worthy acting combine to produce a smart, popcorn-friendly thrill ride.

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A rape victim returns from the dead to seek vengeance on her rapists.

Reason to Watch

Every once and a while, unfortunately not very often, you encounter a film for which you had low or even zero expectations, but then it turns out to be surprisingly enjoyable! Even though this was never intended as anything more than splatter, it has some welcome dark humor in the mix.

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When the master of martial arts, ex-gorkha soldier, uncovers widespread sex trafficking network in his own backyard in Los Angeles, with the help of runaway victims, he orchestrates a massive attack on the traffickers.

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It's an awful movie, but it's a great awful movie. Shuny Bee is the triple threat (writer/director/star).

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	Momus	Diamond Cobra (Level 220)
	Farmerbill	Lifeforce Absorber (Level 295)
	Zakko	Lifeforce Absorber (Level 295)

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Alex, a burned out LA cyborg cop, is forced by commissioner Farnsworth to find his former cyborg partner and lover Jared who's about to deliver sensitive data to cyborg terrorists who wish to wage war against humans. Is he being played?

Reason to Watch

A pretty glorious work of low budget creativity and vision, even if the reality is that it's no Blade Runner or Terminator.

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Jimi060

Con Air Convict (Level 54)

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During the winter season, a family camping in the woods, and a group of camp counselors training in the same forest both find themselves being killed one by one by an unhinged psycho.

Reason to Watch

Flawed but fun typical 80s slasher. The characters range from goofy to zany. The killer is ludicrous, yet entertaining. The plot is typical slasher fare, but doesn't take itself too seriously.

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In a small town in North Carolina, a group of friends are stalked by a mysterious, machete wielding maniac.

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This early 80's slasher effort should receive some kudos for being somewhat original. Unfortunately, it's not original in any way that makes it especially effective or good.

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Finnez

Vampires Kiss Junkie (Level 10)

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Synopsis

A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.

Reason to Watch

Martin Scorsese's intimate epic about money, sex and brute force is a grandly conceived study of what happens to goodfellas from the mean streets when they outstrip their wildest dreams and achieve the pinnacle of wealth and power.

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White Fox (Level 222)

Synopsis

On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

Reason to Watch

And another one! Hayao Miyazaki's dark world of magic, in which humans and forest gods vie for supremacy; A spellbinding epic with great characters, visuals and pathos.

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Synopsis

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.

Reason to Watch

Gremlins 2 The New Batch has so much comic energy that we overlook its lack of anything worth calling a plot.

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Reason to Watch

This is a finely honed genre thriller, but it also continues Fincher's preoccupation with the persistence of age-old urges in the modern world.

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Synopsis

As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

Reason to Watch

Taut pacing, brilliantly dense writing and Oscar-worthy acting combine to produce a smart, popcorn-friendly thrill ride.

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Synopsis

A rape victim returns from the dead to seek vengeance on her rapists.

Reason to Watch

Every once and a while, unfortunately not very often, you encounter a film for which you had low or even zero expectations, but then it turns out to be surprisingly enjoyable! Even though this was never intended as anything more than splatter, it has some welcome dark humor in the mix.

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Synopsis

When the master of martial arts, ex-gorkha soldier, uncovers widespread sex trafficking network in his own backyard in Los Angeles, with the help of runaway victims, he orchestrates a massive attack on the traffickers.

Reason to Watch

It's an awful movie, but it's a great awful movie. Shuny Bee is the triple threat (writer/director/star).

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Diamond Cobra (Level 220)

Lifeforce Absorber (Level 295)

Lifeforce Absorber (Level 295)

Synopsis

Alex, a burned out LA cyborg cop, is forced by commissioner Farnsworth to find his former cyborg partner and lover Jared who's about to deliver sensitive data to cyborg terrorists who wish to wage war against humans. Is he being played?

Reason to Watch

A pretty glorious work of low budget creativity and vision, even if the reality is that it's no Blade Runner or Terminator.

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Con Air Convict (Level 54)

Synopsis

During the winter season, a family camping in the woods, and a group of camp counselors training in the same forest both find themselves being killed one by one by an unhinged psycho.

Reason to Watch

Flawed but fun typical 80s slasher. The characters range from goofy to zany. The killer is ludicrous, yet entertaining. The plot is typical slasher fare, but doesn't take itself too seriously.

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Synopsis

In a small town in North Carolina, a group of friends are stalked by a mysterious, machete wielding maniac.

Reason to Watch

This early 80's slasher effort should receive some kudos for being somewhat original. Unfortunately, it's not original in any way that makes it especially effective or good.

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Vampires Kiss Junkie (Level 10)

And another one!

Hayao Miyazaki's dark world of magic, in which humans and forest gods vie for supremacy; A spellbinding epic with great characters, visuals and pathos.