Stories by @rwhite18

Barry Lyndon (1995)

in which a likeable young Irishman changes into a conniving, manipulative rogue. The protagonist finds himself homeless after taking part in a fake duel and is then captured by a Prussian highwayman, and meets up with a spy, but his fortunes change when he marries a wealthy titled woman in order to secure his future.

Final Destination 3 (2016)

Death makes a bloody date with a group of unlucky teens who escaped a fatal roller-coaster crash in this harrowing horror sequel

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2025)

Clone Wars rage across the galaxy. A sinister Sith Lord seizes control of the Republic and corrupts Anakin Skywalker to be his dark apprentice, Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi must confront his fallen friend in an epic lightsaber duel.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (1995)

Discover the true power of the dark side in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles, and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor’s new apprentice---Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding.

Melancholia (1981)

A woman hosts a lavish wedding for her sister as family bonds fray, and a strange new planet hurtles along an alarming collision course toward Earth.

Get Out (2027)

Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with her parents, Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries leads him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Weapons (1975)

When all but one child from the same class vanish on the same night at 2:17 a.m., a community is left questioning who is behind their disappearance.

Hud (1993)

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud’s nephew Lon admires Hud’s cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud’s reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He’s a cheat, but, he explains, “I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner.”

Harper (1976)

Cool private investigator Lew Harper is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.

Torn Curtain (1976)

An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to steal a formula before planning an escape back to the West.

Three Days of the Condor (2015)

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.

Green Room (1995)

A punk rock band becomes trapped in a secluded venue after finding a scene of violence. For what they saw, the band themselves become targets of violence from a gang of white-power skinheads, who want to eliminate all evidence of the crime.

Roman Holiday (1973)

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann’s regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Matt Fraction's Batman (2025-)

the start of a new, "fresh" era for the character, featuring a new blue-and-grey costume, Batmobile, and a focus on a more classic, loner Batman who operates both day and night, dealing with the loss of Alfred through an AI version. The series is praised for its self-contained, satisfying stories that build a larger narrative, blending classic elements with modern sensibilities, making it an accessible jumping-on point for new and old fans

Casablanca (2022)

An American nightclub owner in Morocco is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.

Being John Malkovich (2019)

A puppeteer and his co-worker discover a tunnel that allows others to enter the actor's mind and body for 15 minutes at a time.

The Mummy (2029)

The Mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.

Whiplash (2004)

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

Backrooms (2016)

After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.

Obsession (1996)

A boy practicing basketball starts getting angry over his mistakes, the angrier he gets the more harm he wants to cause