“Mary” is one of those mid-level indie horror movies with recognizable actors slumming it in undercooked entries, like 2008’s “The Daisy Chain” and the “It’s
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The Laundromat (2019)
“The Laundromat” is a uniquely frustrating experience. Its central tale of bone-deep corporate greed is a winner: Its got terrific performances by an all-star cast,
Basquiat (1996)
Julian Schnabel’s biopic of graffiti artist Jean-Michael Basquiat is pure 1990s indie glory: There’s the pre-9/11 New York City of the 1990s (although the film
Sid and Nancy (1986)
This semi-fictionalized account of the volatile, self-destructive relationship between Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols) and Nancy Spungen often plays like a greatest-hits compilation of
True Romance (1993)
Directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino, “True Romance” couldn’t be more Tarantino-esque if it tried. Christian Slater is on hand at a
Leon: The Professional (1994)
Part “La Femme Nikita,” part “Lolita,” Luc Besson’s masterpiece “Leon: The Professional” plays both like an American blockbuster and a European art film at the
