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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“…a Herculean effort worthy of the colossal tale it tells.”

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“Modern magic.”

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“I didn’t know movies could get this big.”

Ring, The (2002)

Horror Rated PG-13

Borrowing its concept from 1998’s Ringu, a hit in its native Japan, The Ring follows a journalist (Naomi Watts) investigating a videotape that supposedly kills anyone who watches it. The movie’s narrative is a bit patchy at times, but there are enough genuine scares to keep your teeth clenched. And the malevolently open-ended finale, like

Lord of War (2005)

Drama Rated R

The arms-dealing drama Lord of War could have been fired from a shotgun – it sprays all over the place. Part action movie and part message piece, the picture is only one thing for sure: a major misstep for gifted writer/director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca). In following the unlikely career of Ukrainian-American antihero Yuri Orlov (a

Ring Two, The (2005)

Horror Rated PG-13

The Ring left its sequel a great setup, but The Ring Two quickly abandon’s the cursed videotape premise of the original – as well as the true original, Japan’s Ringu – in favor of a demonic possession plot. This time the avenging ghost of the tape tracks down the reporter from the first film (Naomi

The Bling Ring (2013)

Drama Rated R

“…an account of youthful disaffection being assuaged by excessive materialism.”

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“……dares to question the potency of the MCU punchplosion.”

Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946)

Drama Rated NR

This has little of the insinuating nature of the best film noir, as Lana Turner and John Garfield go from 0 to 60 in their first scene together. She plays a simmering housewife; he plays the handyman hired by her husband (Cecil Kellaway). They hardly wait until he leaves the room to plan his murder.

In the Name of the King:A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“…sort of like watching Lord of the Rings through a smudged television screen.

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