“Charlie Wilson’s War” (Streaming April 1).“The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” are also coming to Netflix in April, so you can revisit the whole trilogy. It’s a perfect setup for a blockbuster, and director Doug Limon does a superb job of executing the premise.
2002’s “The Bourne Identity” introduced the world to Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne, a man who wakes up on a boat with no memories and a coterie of hitmen already on his trail. When those times come, you can do a lot worse than the original “Bourne” movies. Sometimes, you find yourself with an itch that can only be scratched by a good espionage thriller. “The Bourne Identity” (Streaming April 1).Hal Needham’s film strikes the perfect alchemical balance between an utterly nonsensical storyline and legitimately superb car chase scenes, creating the kind of 1970s entertainment that dates itself in the best possible way. It’s the film that inspired a generation of cool uncles to grow mustaches and complain that speed limits are “a bunch of horseshit.” “Smokey and the Bandit” (Streaming April 1)Ĥ5 years have passed since “Smokey and the Bandit” hit theaters, but it still represents the absolute apex of beer transportation cinema.The impeccably crafted film changed the game for suspense thrillers and remains a wildly entertaining watch even if the most iconic scenes have already been spoiled for you. And both groups have plenty of reasons to watch Hitchcock’s masterpiece when it hits Netflix this month. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love “Psycho,” and those who haven’t seen it. Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection It’s probably the closest that Cruise ever came to winning an Oscar - and speaking with the benefit of hindsight, he probably should have won. He went against type in Oliver Stone’s 1989 classic “Born on the Fourth of July,” playing a paralyzed Vietnam veteran who turned into a relentless human rights activist. Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collectionīefore Tom Cruise decided to devote himself exclusively to performing death-defying stunts for our entertainment, he was a great dramatic actor. “Born on the Fourth of July” (Streaming April 1).
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