Keyword: suicide
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Full Metal Jacket
Every so often a drama film comes along that refuses to be filed away neatly, and Full Metal Jacket is exactly that kind of stubborn, memorable outlier. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “In Vietnam, the wind doesn’t blow. It sucks.” gives away the game in the best way.…
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The Prestige
Not every drama movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but The Prestige manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Christopher Nolan’s confident direction. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “Are you watching closely?” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Strip away the craft and the premise is simple —…