Directed by David Mamet Spartan really moves, almost right off the bat. It's an addicting kind of a movie, with Val Kilmer playing some version of 24's Jack Bauer, free and eager to bend the rules so that he might accomplish the mission in front of him. Scott (Kilmer) works for the Secret Service in some capacity, … Continue reading Spartan (2004)
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State and Main (2000)
Directed by David Mamet State and Main has the feeling of an old 1940s screwball comedy. The dialogue is lightning fast, the problems are telegraphed from a mile away but are no less entertaining, and there's even a charming romance and ethical dilemma at the heart of it. It's about the last week of preproduction for … Continue reading State and Main (2000)
Fargo (1996)
Directed by Joel, Ethan Coen Marge Gunderson, Jerry Lundegaard and Gaear Grimsrud all feel like they've been pulled from vastly different movies. They are so unique, not just in personality but by the deepest codes by which they guide their own lives, and yet here in Fargo they will all cross paths because of a crime … Continue reading Fargo (1996)
The Cooler (2003)
Directed by Wayne Kramer Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) has rotten luck in The Cooler, but when he meets Natalie (Maria Bello), things start to turn around. This is a problem because Bernie's job depends on his poor luck. Nicknamed the "cooler," Bernie haunts the floors of a Las Vegas casino, directed to specific tables in … Continue reading The Cooler (2003)
