Stories by @rwhite18

The 13th Warrior (2009)

A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador

A Fistful of Dollars (1974)

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

The Revenant (1985)

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

The Departed (French Cast)

In Boston’s fierce clash between police and the Irish Mafia, an undercover cop infiltrates the mob while a mob mole embeds within the force. As both sides hunt for spies, loyalties blur and danger escalates in a deadly game of deception and survival.

Missing (2013)

Its plot follows June Allen, a teenager who tries to find her missing mother after she disappears on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend.

Lady Bird (1997)

it focuses on a high school senior who shares a turbulent relationship with her mother.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (2018)

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

Cure (American Cast)

The story follows a detective investigating a string of gruesome murders where an X is carved into the neck of each victim, and the murderer is found near the victim of each case and remembers the crime but does not know why they did it

Zodiac (Japanese Cast)

The film tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized Tokyo Japan during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers. The case remains one of the Japans' most infamous unsolved crimes.

Maborosi (American Cast)

A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.

Parallel Mothers (American Cast)

Two single women meet in a hospital room where they are both going to give birth. One is middle aged and doesn't regret it, while the other is adolescent and scared. The two women form a strong bond with one another as they both confront motherhood.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (British)

The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Iván leaves without explanation, sets out to find the reason, and comes across an array of eccentric characters, including Iván's son from a previous relationship and her best friend Candela, who has been held captive by a Shiite terrorist cell.

Pain and Glory (British Cast)

An ageing film director reflects on the choices he's made in his life as the past and present come crashing down around him.

The Skin I Live In (American Cast)

A plastic surgeon seeks to overcome the grief of his late wife's disfigurement in a fiery car crash by inventing skin that's impervious to injury.

Bad Education (British Cast)

A filmmaker in search of inspiration is brought a short mystery about abuse in a Catholic school

Superman (1995)

The film explores Clark Kent / Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his adoptive human family in Smallville, Kansas

Get Out (1977)

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point

Green Room (2005)

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.

Rebel Ridge (2004)

A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.

Videodrome (2023)

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon “Videodrome,” a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.