12 Great Titles Expiring From Netflix in March
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12 Great Titles Expiring From Netflix in March
Replete with neo-noir styling and a cast of top-notch character actors (including Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss,
and Stephen Tobolowsky), “Memento” is a deliciously inventive mystery with a potent dose of melancholy right under its surface.—
Before “Serpico,” before “Dog Day Afternoon,” before even “The Godfather,” Al Pacino made his big-screen
breakthrough in this 1971 drug drama from director Jerry Schatzberg (“Street Smart”).
The pacing is a little punchy and the proceedings are a tad overheated,
but it’s worth a watch for the skill of the performers (Brando is particularly strong as a sheriff who’s rapidly approaching the end of his rope) and for the inventive direction of Arthur Penn, whom we see tinkering with some of the thematic and stylistic interests he harvested to greater effect for his next film, “Bonnie and Clyde.”—
Normally, the removal of the first two seasons of a mystery serial would be a real bummer.
But it’s not just a gimmick movie; all four protagonists create distinctive characters
of genuine depth, lending weight to what could have been a throwaway genre exercise.—
Between “Independence Day,” “Men in Black” and “I Am Legend,” Will Smith got so good at
saving the world, he rarely got the chance to flex his considerable romantic charm.
Smith and Mendes generate real chemistry, provoking a genuine rooting interest in the midst of this lightweight romp.—
A knockout ensemble cast — including Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Robert Duvall and Angie Dickinson — assembles for this swampy, boozy, atmospheric thriller, in which a small town is rocked by a prison escape
that unlocks their secret affairs, desires and lesser instincts.
Replete with neo-noir styling and a cast of top-notch character actors (including Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss,
and Stephen Tobolowsky), “Memento” is a deliciously inventive mystery with a potent dose of melancholy right under its surface.—
Before “Serpico,” before “Dog Day Afternoon,” before even “The Godfather,” Al Pacino made his big-screen
breakthrough in this 1971 drug drama from director Jerry Schatzberg (“Street Smart”).
The pacing is a little punchy and the proceedings are a tad overheated,
but it’s worth a watch for the skill of the performers (Brando is particularly strong as a sheriff who’s rapidly approaching the end of his rope) and for the inventive direction of Arthur Penn, whom we see tinkering with some of the thematic and stylistic interests he harvested to greater effect for his next film, “Bonnie and Clyde.”—
Normally, the removal of the first two seasons of a mystery serial would be a real bummer.
But it’s not just a gimmick movie; all four protagonists create distinctive characters
of genuine depth, lending weight to what could have been a throwaway genre exercise.—
Between “Independence Day,” “Men in Black” and “I Am Legend,” Will Smith got so good at
saving the world, he rarely got the chance to flex his considerable romantic charm.
Smith and Mendes generate real chemistry, provoking a genuine rooting interest in the midst of this lightweight romp.—
A knockout ensemble cast — including Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Robert Duvall and Angie Dickinson — assembles for this swampy, boozy, atmospheric thriller, in which a small town is rocked by a prison escape
that unlocks their secret affairs, desires and lesser instincts.