FauxNixon

The best of the best, here are presented the ten best movies about crime which are based on true stories.  They are listed in alphabetical order and each is generally a quite good movie, but what makes them especially interesting, and in some cases, very, very terrifying, is that this is not complete fiction; in [...]

 Strange Days (1995) Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares, dealing in real-life experiences through a new technology that makes every sensation immediate. But on the eve of the new millennium, Lenny and his street-savvy friend and conscience, Mace, are suddenly caught in a deadly fantasy of conspiracy, murder and betrayal–plunging them into the bleak [...]

Summer of Sam This New York serial-killer flick from Spike Lee is a furious foul-mouthed frenzy of expletives with a tally of “about 400 f-words” and a few homosexual and racial insults. … The Big Lebowski After brazenly missing this movie off our 100 Movies Every Guy Must See list, we’re happy to finally include the Coen brothers [...]

2. Carter Wong – Big Trouble in Little China Method of death: Spontaneous combustion. Factor to consider: Have you ever been so angry that you couldn’t control your own actions? If so, multiply that by 1,000 to get an idea of how upset Carter Wong was in Big Trouble in Little China. After his boss is killed by [...]

Gladiator Emperor Commodus was not the sniveling sister-obsessed creep portrayed in the movie. A violent alcoholic, sure, but not so whiny. He ruled ably for over a decade rather than ineptly for a couple months. He also didn’t kill his father, Marcus Aurelius, who actually died of chickenpox. And instead [...]

The Internet Movie Database reports that the following pictures will be released in the US markets on Friday, February 1, 2008. 1.  The Eye Unfortunately this is a remake of a mediocre Hong Kong horror film of the same name.  The Eye is directed by David Moreau who is for all intents and purposes, a newcomer in [...]

The Internet Movie Database reports the following movies will open January 25, 2008 in the US markets. 1. Untraceable Untraceable really might just as well bill itself as unwatchable. Directed by Gregory Hobit’s previous movies include Hart’s War (2002), Frequency (2000), and Fallen (1998), meaning that seriously since 1998 he hasn’t been capable of [...]

I’ve no doubt that I’ll receive a large amount of email and comments claiming someone else should be listed or someone on the list shouldn’t be. Relax, seriously. As with anything I write here, this is my perception and opinion. These happen to be the ones that I feel are the best. [...]