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Blizzard of ’16: Binge on Movies & Series
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Published: Jan 24, 2016
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Drama
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Yes, you can watch football. Or think about the Iowa primary. Or stream a carefully curated movie. Or binge on a nail-biting series. Or — but really, why? — go out in the snow.
SERIES TO BINGE
THE STATE WITHIN
A plane comes down. Terrorism is only the beginning.
TOP OF THE LAKE
New Zealand. Gorgeous. And then there are the people…
MOVIES
A FACE IN THE CROWD
Andy Griffith’s debut. If you think of Donald Trump as you watch, go right ahead.
A LATE QUARTET
One of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last performances. And one of Beethoven’s best.
AFTER THE WEDDING
Possibly the best movie I’ve seen in this century.
ARLINGTON ROAD
Terrorism. Not ISIS. Home-grown. Like: your neighbors.
BATTLE OF ALGIERS
One of the greatest political movies ever made. Looks like a documentary. It’s so not.
BUCK BRANNAMAN, THE HORSE WHISPERER
He cures horses. And their owners.
BURN
Marlon Brando: “the best acting I’ve ever done.”
DIVA
Talk about French style!
GET CARTER
Young Michael Caine in a great revenge thriller.
LOCAL HERO
111 magic minutes. Music by Mark Knopfler.
MAGIC MIKE
This will warm you.
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES
Water. China. Industrial garbage. Wow.
McCABE AND MRS. MILLER
Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Robert Altman. Leonard Cohen.
THE BIG SLEEP
Bogart. Bacall. Raymond Chandler. Howard Hawks.
THE CONFORMIST
On my Top l0.
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2007.
WINTER’S BONE
Jennifer Lawrence’s first great role won her an Oscar nomination — at 20.
WITHOUT LIMITS
One of the great sports movie. By the writer of “Chinatown.”
