Why not go back to the basics and check out the 1989 Tim Burton action blockbuster that gave Bruce Wayne a whole new life? Not only is the Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson original on Hulu, but so are the next three sequels. The world is about to be owned by Batman again when Robert Pattinson’s take on The Dark Knight opens in March 2022.
It gets violent and intense in unexpected ways. After a computer hacker releases the secrets of everyone in the town of Salem, well, a modern kind of witch hunt goes down.
It’s a story of rebellion and toxic social media culture led by Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef, and Abra. This Sundance hit from 2018 seems to be growing a cult following more with each passing day. People are probably scared to walk in the shadow of such an achievement. They’re always talking about remaking it, but it usually falls apart. See what the big deal is about with a revisit of a film that has influenced literally hundreds of other works, animated and live-action, in the three decades since its release. Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 adaptation of the hit manga franchise has been often imitated but rarely duplicated. It’s a tense, well-crafted genre piece that seems overdue for a reappraisal. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are excellent as the bad and good guy, respectively, from Ben Foster. James Mangold directed this remake of the 1957 classic, which was based on a short story by the great Elmore Leonard. A remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film, this is loosely based on actual events from 1844 when 12 samurai storytelling and sprays of samurai blood. Takashi Miike has made directed over 100 movies, and this is one of the best, a stylish throwback to samurai cinema of old anchored by the modern filmmaking prowess of one of the best filmmakers alive.