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Tag Archives: USA
Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967) Howard Morris, Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle
Harry Lucas works at the US mint. One night he accidentally destroys $50,000. Read More »
Fast-Walking (1982) James B. Harris, James Woods
A corrupt prison guard becomes involved in a plot to murder a black revolutionary serving time in his prison. Read More »
Tangerine (2015) Sean Baker, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian
It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Read More »
Alias Nick Beal (1949) John Farrow, Ray Milland
Righteous district attorney Joseph Foster’s main goal in life is to rid his city of the gangsters infesting it. Read More »
Bright Leaves (2003) Ross McElwee, Allan Gurganus, Paula Larke, Marilyn Levine
North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Read More »
Frankenstein (1984) James Ormerod, Robert Powell, David Warner, Carrie Fisher
A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results. Read More »
Lesser Prophets (1997) William DeVizia, John Turturro, Scott Glenn, Jimmy Smits
The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. Read More »
The Atlas Moth (2001) Rolf Belgum, Dan Cleveland
In this sequel to Driver 23, director Rolf Belgum crafts a compelling but unsentimental portrait of three guys uneasily negotiating middle age. Read More »
Amreeka (2009) Cherien Dabis, Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass
Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go. Read More »