13. Ready or Not (2019) We’re kicking things off with the only comedy on our list, as most people don’t tend to find Satanism very funny! Ready or Notis set in a huge, dark, oaken family mansion that could easily be a haunted house, lit by candles and decked out with strange board games like “Family Ritual.” Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett hint at the cultish destination through the early mise-en-scène....
13. The Goldfinch (2019) Adapted from Donna Tartt’s 2013 book,The Goldfinchswitches between time periods to show Theodore Decker grappling with grief and loss, both in his childhood and his adolescence. These two time periods are pivotal for forging one’s identity, and that’s certainly true for Theodore (who’s played by Ansel Elgort and Oakes Fegley in these two different stages of life). After a dying man urges Theodore to steal a painting from the museum where his mother was killed, he’s still trying to figure out the meaning of Carel Fabritius’s artwork eight years later....
13. A Million Little Pieces (2018) Forced stints in rehab. The painfulness of withdrawal. Inspirational therapists and ultimate redemption. None of this is new, and this sort of narrative arc has been traced numerous times in films, TV shows, documentaries, books, and articles. Yet, even thoughA Million Little Piecesdoesn’t add anything particularly new to the conversation, it does feature solid performances and a promising, relapse-free conclusion. It’s all made the more promising by the fact that it’s based on a true story… somewhat....
13. Junior (1994) Directed by one of the best comedic directors in history,Junioris a cautionary tale of scientific experimentation if there ever was one. Our story finds two scientists, Dr. Alex Hesse (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Dr. Larry Arbogast (played by Danny DeVito), who have created a new pregnancy drug to cure infertility. Unfortunately, bureaucratic red tape threatens to derail the duo’s experiment: due to ethical reasons, they can’t test the drug on real human subjects....
13. The Good Doctor (2011) You’ve probably seen Orlando Bloom as the slick, blonde-haired elf inThe Lord of the Ringsor the tanned, swashbuckling pirate inPirates of the Caribbean, but how about as an ordinary but creepy man? Back in 2011, Orlando Bloom took a step back from fantasy blockbusters and into the indie circuit forThe Good Doctor(not to be confused with the 2017 medical drama TV series). In Lance Daly’s psychosexual thriller, Bloom plays a narcissist named Dr....
