 Arlington Road 1999  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mark Pellington
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble, Spencer Treat Clark, Stanley Anderson, Viviane Vives, Lee Stringer
The Langs–Oliver (Tim Robbins), Cheryl (Joan Cusack), and their three children–recently moved to the Washington, D.C. suburbs and now live across the street from Professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) and his young son. The families enjoy each other's company until Faraday, who specializes in domestic terrorism, grows suspicious of Oliver and checks into his background. This leads to questions of why the Lang family is now in the nation's capital.
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 Double Jeopardy 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Roma Maffia, Davenia McFadden, Jay Brazeau, Gillian Barber, Daniel Lapaine, Spencer Treat Clark
Libby Parsons (Ashley Judd) is in prison wrongfully convicted of murder. The "victim" is her husband, Nick (Bruce Greenwood), who turns up alive and well while raising their son and living with Libby's friend, Angela (Annabeth Gish). When Libby uncovers the ploy, she plots her revenge–based on her belief that she can only be tried once for Nick's murder.
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Gladiator 2000   R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, David Schofield, John Shrapnel, Tomas Arana, Ralf Moeller, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings, Tommy Flanagan
Set in 180 A.D., this action film uses real historical events and people as background for its tale of greed and corruption versus loyalty and truth. After Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murders his father, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), he forces trusted general Narcissus Maximus (Russell Crowe) into exile. Rescued by slaves, Maximus is sold as a gladiator and ends up fighting in the Colosseum under the alias of "The Spaniard." The film won five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), Costume Design, Sound, and Visual Effects. It also received seven other nominations, including Best Director.
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The Last House on the Left 2009  R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dennis Iliadis
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Aaron Paul, Spencer Treat Clark, Riki Lindhome, Martha MacIsaac, Michael Bowen, Joshua Cox, Usha Khan
John and Emma Collingwood (Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter) have just arrived with their 17-year-old daughter Mari (Sara Paxton) at their lakeside home. Mari and her friend Paige (Martha MacIsaac) get together in town and meet Justin (Spencer Treat Clark). The three of them go to Justin's seedy motel room where they are getting high when Justin's father Krug (Garret Dillahunt), his Uncle Francis (Aaron Paul), and their friend Sadie (Riki Lindhome) appear on the scene after committing a double murder. They take the girls and Justin out in the woods where they murder Paige, and Krug rapes Mari and leaves her for dead. It is a stormy night, and Krug, Sadie, Francis, and Justin find shelter at the Collingwood home. Lightning strikes, and they have lost power when Mari arrives home. When they learn what happened to Mari, Emma and John take on the savage behavior of the strangers they took into their home and plot revenge on their "guests."
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 Mystic River 2003  R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Adam Nelson, Emmy Rossum, Cameron Bowen, Tom Guiry, Spencer Treat Clark, Eli Wallach
Three childhood friends–Jimmy (Sean Penn), Dave (Tim Robbins), and Sean (Kevin Bacon)–reunite after Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter, Katie (Emmy Rossum), is found murdered. Sean is a policeman assigned to the case and finds clues pointing to Dave who had been abused as a boy. He must also deal with Jimmy's rage. Great acting in this one. Sean Penn won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Tim Robbins won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), and Director.
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 Unbreakable 2000 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Fantasy
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, Leslie Stefanson, Johnny Hiram Jamison, Michaelia Carroll, Bostin Christopher, Elizabeth Lawrence, David Duffield, Laura Regan, Michael Kelly
Nicknamed "Mr. Glass" as a child, Elija Price (Samuel L. Jackson) was born with a rare bone disease that has confined him to a wheelchair. When David Dunn (Bruce Willis) escapes from a train wreck as the sole survivor, Elija contacts him to share his theory of universal balance. Gleaned from the comic books, Elija is convinced that good balances out evil or, in this case, Elija's frailties balance out the super health of David.
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| 1. Arlington Road (1999)
2. Double Jeopardy (1999)
3. Gladiator (2000)
4. The Last House on the Left (2009)
5. Mystic River (2003)
6. Unbreakable (2000)
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