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The 25 Best Male Actors of the Last Decade
The best actors of the last ten years, from stoic underdogs to deranged lunatics.
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Day of Wrath (1943)
Even as Carl Theodor Dreyer holds the witch trials of one small Danish village in great contempt, Day of Wrath never truly rules out the question of whether some transcendent power is at play, sending the damned to early graves while the living stoke destructive flames of rumour and suspicion.
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Stray Dog (1949)
While the citizens of Tokyo spend their summer watching baseball games and visiting clubs in Stray Dog, police officer Murakami is set on apprehending the man in possession of his stolen gun, methodically closing the distance under Akira Kurosawa’s sharp, watchful gaze.
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21 Grams (2003)
Through the convergence of three separate lives upon a single tragedy in 21 Grams, Alejandro Iñárritu gifts us a miraculous glimpse into the infinite, fragmented tapestry of human relationships, and the terrible burden this interconnectedness weighs on our souls.
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Carrie (1976)
Coming of age is quite literally a horror show in Carrie, and one that Brian de Palma conducts with spectacular tension, brewing a lethal combination of hormones, trauma, and telekinetic powers within a lonely, abused teenager.
