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Good Will Hunting
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Good Will Hunting (1997) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.” gives away the game in the best way.…
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The Departed
There is a reason “The Departed” keeps coming up in conversations about crime and drama and thriller filmmaking since its 2006 release. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. “Cops or criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?.” That is the tagline, and it…
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Manchester by the Sea
Every so often a film shows up that seems built for exactly one mood, and “Manchester by the Sea”, released in 2016, is one of those titles. It does not take long to understand why people keep bringing it up. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “I can’t…