Kitty Green’s drama is one of the best films of 2020 so far and it’s already free for Hulu subscribers.
Some of it is a bit dated, but it catches just enough lightning in a bottle in terms of casting to justify another look.
Brooks’ romantic comedy is a perfect example of a movie that caught its cast at just the right moment, getting one of the last Nicholson performances that could be called charming and supporting it with great work from Hunt and Greg Kinnear. The result is this stunning technical achievement, a movie that transports us back in time and into space in ways that we’ve never seen before.īelieve it or not, As Good As It Gets is the last movie to win both the Oscar for Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Best Actress (Helen Hunt). Apollo 11ĭirector Todd Douglas Miller worked with a team to remaster never-before-seen footage of the first trip to the moon for its 50th anniversary. At first, it opens them up to the world, but things change as they start to push the envelope further.
The wonderful Mads Mikkelsen stars as an ordinary teacher who decides to undergo an experiment with three of his friends to maintain a low-level blood alcohol level all day. Thomas Vinterberg’s latest dramedy recently received Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, and you can already watch it on Hulu. People are probably scared to walk in the shadow of such an achievement. They’re always talking about remaking it, but it usually falls apart. See what the big deal is about with a revisit of a film that has influenced literally hundreds of other works, animated and live-action, in the three decades since its release. Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 adaptation of the hit manga franchise has been often imitated but rarely duplicated. It’s a perfect balance of storytelling and sprays of samurai blood. A remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film, it is loosely based on actual events from 1844 when 12 samurai and a hunter worked together to assassinate the leader of the Akashi clan. Takashi Miike has directed over 100 movies, and 13 Assassins is one of the best, a stylish throwback to samurai cinema of old anchored by the modern filmmaking prowess of one of the best filmmakers alive.