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A Galaxy Here and Now: Historical and Cultural Readings of Star Wars

Peter W. Lee

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Star Wars begins with its famous title sequence, setting the story in the ancient past of a remote...

Billion-Dollar Brain

Len Deighton

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The classic spy thriller of lethal computer-age intrigue and a maniac's private cold war, featuring...

Bridge of Spies (2015)

8.1 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down...

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

6.9 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and...

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

6.8 (8 Ratings) Rate It

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At the height of the cold war, both sides have developed technology to shrink matter, but only for...

Erika (17789 KP) rated Anna (2019) in Movies

Jun 29, 2019

Anna (2019)

2019 | Action, Thriller

6.2

(19 Ratings)

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Entertaining while watching, completely forgettable afterwards.

This is your standard Cold War spy movie with a non-linear time line. I know this film was supposed to be released last year, but Lionsgate pushed it back because of allegations against Luc Beeson. The cast did zero promotional appearances, and I maybe saw the trailer twice.
I went because a) I like seeing women kick some ass and 2) Luke Evans and Cillian Murphy. I did truly find it engaging while I was watching it, it definitely held my attention. But then, a day later, I almost completely forgot about it. Which, is not a good thing. I even had it rated higher right after the movie.

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Peter G. (247 KP) rated WarGames (1983) in Movies

Sep 18, 2019

WarGames (1983)

1983 | Sci-Fi

7.2

(16 Ratings)

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Looking rather dated now but was considered way ahead for it's time, I found this film very intriguing as it came at a time when computers weren't quite in every home and many were paranoid as to their actual power and what they were capable of.
If you can look past the cluncky and very old hardware and the story in isolation there is a very tense and enjoyable us versus them government conspiracy chess game that moves at pace towards a satisfying but typical 80s conclusion.
Broderick and Sheedy make great protagonists and were great cast choices, it's rather cheesy now but for me a great look back at 80s cold war paranoia.