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TAXI DRIVER
Nowadays, post traumatic stress is common place amongst those in the military who return from duty, but when Taxi Driver ($15) was made, back in the day, it was a condition little was known about. Under the masterful direction of…
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TED
Practically every kid wishes that their favorite toy would come to life and John Bennett is the lucky one. Written and directed by Seth McFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and McFarlane himself, we see John as an adult…
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THE BREAKFAST CLUB
Loads of kids wind up on detention in high school, and The Breakfast Club ($8) looks at 5 students in this very position. Written and directed by John Hughes and having a cast of 80’s heavyweights including Emilio Esteves, Judd…
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THE DARK KNIGHT
There are superhero movies, then there are the upper echelon of outstanding pieces of cinema, and The Dark Knight ($10) belongs in the latter. Directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart and the…
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THE DEER HUNTER
This classic Michael Cimino movie looks at war from a different angle; how people in a small industrial town are affected by what is going on thousands of miles away in Vietnam. The Deer Hunter ($13) stars Robert De Niro…
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
More than half a century after it’s original release, this iconic spaghetti western is still considered one of the best ever made. One of the trilogy featuring Clint Eastwood as the man with no name, the other two being A Fistful of…
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THE GODFATHER
Over 4 decades after its release, The Godfather ($9) tops many lists of those movies that everyone has to see at least once in their lifetime. The ultimate Mafia movie stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan and is directed…
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THE GODFATHER II
There were concerns when this movie was released that it would sully the reputation of its predecessor but these proved to be unfounded as The Godfather Part II ($10) has frequently been named as the best sequel ever made…
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
The first movie in the series, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($5) introduces us to Middle Earth and the world of the hobbits who reside in the Shire. Directed by Peter Jackson, starring Elijah Wood, Ian…
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THE MATRIX
There are some movies that stick in your head from the first time you viewed them, and you find yourself recalling scenes from them years later. The Matrix ($7) is one of these movies, and from the moment an everyday computer…
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