Keyword: police
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The Raid 2
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s The Raid 2 — a 2014 action from director Gareth Evans that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. The film’s own tagline — “It’s not over yet.” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s going for. Here’s the hook,…
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Halloween
Few horror pictures manage to stick the landing quite like Halloween, John Carpenter’s 1978 release that still gets passed around by people who swear it’s underrated. The film’s own tagline — “The night he came home!” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s going for. The story kicks off from a clean, almost…
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Se7en
Word of mouth is a strange thing, and “Se7en” from 1995 is exactly the kind of film that earns it one recommendation at a time. 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: “Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Envy.…
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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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Superbad
When Greg Mottola sat down to make “Superbad”, the goal was clearly to deliver something that sticks with an audience long after the credits roll. It does not take long to understand why people keep bringing it up. “Come and get some!.” That is the tagline, and it does a surprisingly honest job of setting…
