Jon Polito

Barton Fink (1991)

Barton Fink (1991)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 26, 2000Writer's Block/Paranoia Black Comedy
Hollywood noir from the Coen Brothers, this takes us inside the crumbling mental state of a screenwriter in the 1930s. Like a David Lynch remake of Day of the Locust, this comes rich in the Coens' black uncomfortable humour
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The Crow (1994)

The Crow (1994)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 18, 2000Resurrected Avenger/Graphic Novel Adaptation
Overshadowed by the tragedy of star Brandon Lee's death on set, this is a beautifully dark and glistening Gothic tale of a murdered youth revived from the dead to attain vengeance against his killers. Several lesser sequels followed
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Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)

Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 12, 2005Masked Superhero/Hong Kong Action
Tsui Hark takes over the directorial reins of the sequel, filling it with much more fantastical elements, pitting the hero against a mad scientist and his mutant creations in a series of wild martial arts scenes
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Atlas Shrugged (2011)

Atlas Shrugged (2011)
Rating: ★★
Dec 15, 2011Libertarian Political Fantasy/Ayn Rand Adaptation
The first in a three part film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel that makes a heavy-handed and frequently tub-thumping argument for the virtues of selfishness and despisal of any rules of fairness
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Batman: Year One (2011)

Batman: Year One (2011)
Rating: ★★★½
Jan 20, 2012Comic-Book Superhero/Animation
Animated adaptation of the classic Frank Miller graphic novel, this is dark, psychologically brooding, far more adult than the children's niche it is sold to, and with producer Bruce Timm and his team at the top of their game
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