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![Still of Jade Quon and Ben Kingsley in ‘Jules’ (2023)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/still-of_jules-2023.jpg)
Jules (2023)
This quirky tale of three elders helping an endearing alien has something to say about life’s regrets and growing older
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![Still of Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter in ‘Little Black Book’ (2004)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/still-of_little-black-book-2004.jpg)
Little Black Book (2004)
Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter may be the stars, but it’s Julianne Nicholson who breaks your heart
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![Still of Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, and Jack Haley in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/still-of_the-wizard-of-oz-1939.jpg)
Off to See the Wizard – Again, and Again and …
Why did a childhood enchantment became an adult obsession?
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![Still of Jade Quon and Ben Kingsley in ‘Jules’ (2023)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/still-of_jules-2023.jpg)
Jules (2023)
This quirky tale of three elders helping an endearing alien has something to say about life’s regrets and growing older
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![Still of Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter in ‘Little Black Book’ (2004)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/still-of_little-black-book-2004.jpg)
Little Black Book (2004)
Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter may be the stars, but it’s Julianne Nicholson who breaks your heart
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![Still of Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close, and Josh Brolin in ‘Brothers’ (2024)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/still-of_brothers-2024.jpg)
Brothers (2024)
If you can believe Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin are twins, maybe you’ll believe this movie is funny
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![Still of George Clooney and Brad Pitt in ‘Wolfs’ (2024)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/still-of_wolfs-2024.jpg)
Wolfs (2024)
Lone wolves George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a comedic romp smart enough not to become a mushy buddy movie
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![Still of Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook in ‘Predestination’ (2014)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/still-of_predestination-2014.jpg)
Predestination (2014)
Have a look at this Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook brain-bender. If you can figure it out, let me know
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![Still of Robert Redford and Brad Pitt in ‘Spy Game’ (2001)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/still-of_spy-game-2001.jpg)
Spy Game (2001)
Robert Redford keeps you – and his colleagues – guessing as he races to save protégé Brad Pitt
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![Still of Josh Harnett and Ariel Donoghue in ‘Trap’ (2024)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/still-of_trap-2024.jpg)
Trap (2024)
Josh Harnett is the only reason to see Trap, for a closing shot that evokes Norman Bates in that Hitchcock classic
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![Still of Amy Adams in ‘The Woman in the Window’ (2021)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/still-of_the-woman-in-the-window-2021.jpg)
The Woman in the Window (2021)
Let this be a lesson to filmmakers trying to emulate a masterwork like ‘Rear Window’: Less is more
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![Still of Stephanie Hsu, Michele Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ (2022)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/still-of_everything-everywhere-all-at-once-2022.jpg)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Buckle up. Michele Yeoh is perfectly cast as the reluctant hero at the chaotic center of countless parallel lives
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![Still of Adam Driver in ‘Megalopolis’ (2024)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/still-of_megalopolis-2024.jpg)
Megalopolis (2024)
Even if this isn’t your type of movie, see it anyway. You want to be able to say: I was there when it happened
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![Still of Don Johnson and Aaron Pierre in ‘Rebel Ridge’ (2024)](https://behindthecurtain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/still-of_rebel-ridge-2024.jpg)
Rebel Ridge (2024)
Jeremy Saulnier proves you can deliver a white-knuckle experience without the overworked gunplay and gore