True Grit

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2010
Drama, Adventure, Western

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with ‘true grit’—Reuben J. ‘Rooster’ Cogburn.

A perfectly crafted movie. The script doesn‘t go very far from the classic westerns, but the quality of directing, filming and acting earns this movie the highest rating.
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25th Hour

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2002
Crime, Drama

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

All Spike Lee’s movies I’ve seen are energetically going by the rhythm of the street and with a meaning. This one is no exception, but “Do the Right Thing” and…
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