Defiance (2008)

Finally, a movie about fighting back.

8/10

The Lives of Others (2006)

Spectacular foreign (German) film on the evils of the State.

9/10

Double Indemnity (1944)

Billy Wilder has a knack for intrigue. How do I know? Because he does stories that I would normally frown upon because of their lack of intellectual depth. Cross dressing to escape St. Valentine's massacre. Plotting murder for insurance money. We've seen this all before. Watching the guilty as a main character works in this case. You don't have to pull for them, you just have to watch them squirm when they don't know if they've been caught or not. Keyes is the good guy and it's easy to route for him despite him being the old ugly guy out to get the young beautiful couple. I've seen three Billy Wilder films and they all get the same rating.

9/10

The Crow (1994)

Alex Proyas' dark horror fantasy. Cool action choreography for its time. Nothing too special philosophically. Is this the original dark comic worlds? I doubt it, but it is one of the bigger early ones. Polito was great in Miller's Crossing, but a bit over the top with this portrayal.

7/10

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

Funny. Some interesting parts. Caine still has that same voice.

7/10