Category: Critics Picks

Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) receives the devastating diagnosis that she has contracted syphilis from her unfaithful husband, forcing her to confront the painful reality of her marriage and return to Europe for treatment. Director Sydney Pollack stages this devastating revelation with exquisite visual restraint, allowing Meryl Streep’s quiet collapse of composure to give way to…

Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes) subjects a bound and helpless Freddy Lounds (Philip Seymour Hoffman) to a horrific slide presentation before unleashing his sadistic wrath. Director Brett Ratner mounts this encounter with suffocating dread, allowing Ralph Fiennes’s unhinged, tragic intensity to completely shatter the screen alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman’s staggering, visceral portrayal of sheer panic. Get…

Showman Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) comes clean to Gene Loomis (Simon Fenton), revealing that the terrifying nuclear explosion that rocked the theater was nothing more than an elaborate, brilliantly staged illusion. Get your critic pick! Watch Matinee here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIrLwTO4tg During the height of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a flamboyantly creative b-movie producer travels to…

Upon arriving in colonial Kenya to establish a new life, Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) immediately asserts her fierce independence by surveying her vast estate and outlining ambitious plans for a coffee plantation. Director Sydney Pollack captures this magnificent arrival with breathtaking visual grandeur, allowing Meryl Streep’s quiet resolve and unyielding spirit to command the sweeping…

FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) visits the cell of Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to seek his chilling insight into a new serial killer, refusing to let the manipulative genius gain psychological leverage. Get your critic pick! Watch Red Dragon here: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/red-dragon/umc.cmc.6f335746fwv0thmi7otcvmmlp FBI agent Will Graham comes out of early retirement to capture an…

When a moviegoer in a creature costume physically assails a bully during the chaotic climax of “Mant!”, showman Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) masterfully uses the real-world panic to elevate his theater gimmicks to legendary heights. Get your critic pick! Watch Matinee here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIrLwTO4tg During the height of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a flamboyantly creative…

Two incredibly dangerous gangsters. Two different stories. Who was more dangerous? Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) in American Gangster, or Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in Scarface? Enjoy this compilation highlighting these notorious criminals and their rise to power. Explore their family dynamics and what family means to them. Finally, watch how their greed leads to their…

FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) experiences a horrifying epiphany while looking through gourmet recipe books, realizing Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) is feeding human flesh to his dinner guests. Lecter attacks Graham and a few moments later, Lecter is shot. Get your critic pick! Watch Red Dragon here: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/red-dragon/umc.cmc.6f335746fwv0thmi7otcvmmlp FBI agent Will Graham comes…

Showman Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) proudly unveils his creature feature masterpiece “Mant!” to a raucous, thrilled theater packed with panicked teenagers. Director Joe Dante crafts an unadulterated celebration of cinema gimmickry, allowing John Goodman’s towering charismatic presence to turn high-strung Cold War anxiety into infectious theatrical joy. Get your critic pick! Watch Matinee here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIrLwTO4tg…

Gangster’s usually have attitudes. Gangster’s usually have attitudes with everyone and everything. Here are some moments where gangster’s not only get along with others, but getting along with other gangsters. Get your Critic Pick! If you want to see when gangster’s don’t get along with each other, check out the compilation linked below! When Gangsters…