#753 – Far from Heaven, 2002, Todd Haynes
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
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#755: The Revenant
#755 – The Revenant, 2015, Alejandro González Iñárritu
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
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#760: Patton
#760 – Patton, 1970, Franklin J. Schaffner
“Patton” tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton’s career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton’s numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
#764: Shrek
#764 – Shrek, 2001, Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
It ain’t easy bein’ green – especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot – a wisecracking donkey.
#767: Enter the Dragon
#767 – Enter the Dragon, 1973, Robert Clouse
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
#769: Superbad
#769 – Superbad, 2007, Greg Mottola
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
#770: Snatch
#770 – Snatch, 2000, Guy Ritchie
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the search for a stolen diamond, and the other about a boxing promoter who’s having trouble with a psychotic gangster.
#771: The Favourite
#771 – The Favourite, 2018, Yorgos Lanthimos
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah’s cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen’s favourite.
#774: Easy Rider
#774 – Easy Rider, 1969, Dennis Hopper
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
#776: Dead Ringers
#776 – Dead Ringers, 1988, David Cronenberg
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
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