![]() Ledger is at the top of his game in his most overlooked performance the year following his first Oscar nomination for best actor in a supporting role in Brokeback Mountain. The raw enactment of a poet and heroin addict named Dan ( Heath Ledger) who drags his girlfriend Candy ( Abbie Cornish) into his vapid world of addiction and damage is rife with humiliation, degradation, toxicity, and abuse. For those who can hang, they’ll be rewarded with a colorful, unpredictable movie musical unlike any other.ġ hr 48 min | Romantic Drama | Neil ArmfieldĬast: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Tony Martin, Noni Hazelhurstįew films hurt like Candy. The steepest hurdle for any viewer experiencing Annette will be the decision by director Leos Carax ( Holy Motors) to make Annette, the child of Driver and Cotillard, a very deliberately obvious marionette puppet. Annette debuts the same year as the Edgar Wright ( Baby Driver) documentary chronicling Ron and Russell Mael’s influential musical career, titled The Sparks Brothers. The music, lyrics, and story are by the mythical Mael brothers of Sparks. The songs throughout the picture often serve to convey feelings experienced over a period of time, more than they are meant to serve as profound pontification. The use of soliloquies and asides expands upon the characters’ thoughts and feelings throughout the musical montage. He’s a stand-up comic, something like a morose Bo Burnham, and she’s a star opera singer. Adam Driver ( Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Marion Cotillard ( Inception) play two artists in love in LA. ![]() ![]() Though there is music, singing, long takes, and dancing, the movie doesn’t feel like it’s meant for musical lovers. One of the weirder, longer movies on the list, Annette is a musical drama for film lovers. It’s a multifaceted and semi-relatable cautionary look at the banality of life on a collision course with the restlessness of youth empowered by privilege.Ģ hr 19 min | Musical Romantic Drama | Leos CaraxĬast: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Angele, Devyn Mcdowell The slow pull of tension to and through the heist that persists despite the comedy, peculiarity, and barrage of film homage, is an achievement in and of itself. True story aside, the young actors leading the picture feel dynamic and naive throughout the planning and execution of the heist- Evan Peters ( American Horror Story) in particular. Many films boast to be “based on a true story,” but American Animals cheekily claims, “this is a true story.” Narration and fourth-wall-breaking documentary-style testimonials from the actual men who attempted to abscond with and fence rare artworks from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky interrupt and enhance the action and drama of the picture. RELATED: The Best Hidden Gems and Underrated Movies on Netflix Right NowĬast: Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Eddie KingĪlongside A Taxi Driver, American Animals is one of the best and most entertaining hidden gems on Prime Video. To save weary subscribers sifting through an almost endless series of titles and pictures, here are the best hidden gems and underrated movies currently on Prime Video.Įditor's note: This article was updated September 2022 to include Thirteen Lives, Samaritan, Suspiria, Handmaiden, All the Old Knives, and The Voyeurs. Subscribers receive access to a plethora of titles available to stream, with no ads, alongside an even larger library of at-home rental selections. Prime Video boasts a daunting selection size, and it doesn’t show any signs of shrinking. It’s a common problem across all streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max. The deluge of titles hidden behind each category can make judging the quality of each specific movie difficult without watching them. But with limited time and knowledge, zeroing in on something spectacular and untapped is tricky. Everyone wants to find something new, something unique, impactful, and underappreciated to enjoy and share. People with limited amounts of free time burn it perusing selections based on algorithmic suggestions until they settle for a comfort show, or until they end up in the best section on any streaming service: watch again. Now, scrolling through titles searching for something to watch has become a pastime of its own. Then Netflix, and its competitors, splintered the market, obliterating the brick-and-mortar video store with its subscription streaming service model. ![]() ![]() Browsing through the aisles at Blockbuster, observing each box and cover, became its own pre-movie night ritual for millions of people before streaming services usurped the lion’s share of the market of at-home movie watchers. ![]()
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