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21 Jump Street<\/p>\n
A hilarious buddy-cop take on a classic ’80s TV show<\/p>\n
The original 1987 police procedural TV series that this hilarious and successful movie franchise is based on was a lot different. First and foremost, it starred a young, pre-Edward Scissorhands Johnny Depp. Secondly, it was not a comedy. In 2012’s 21 Jump Street<\/a>, directing pair Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Project Hail Mary) hold on to the basic premise of young-looking undercover cops who specialize in youth crimes and brilliantly make fun of it.<\/p>\n Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are perfectly matched as rookie buddy cops, Schmidt and Jenko, who just aren’t getting the hang of policing, so their captain (Ice Cube) takes advantage of their pubescent looks and sends them back to high school to take down a drug ring fronted by Eric Molson, played by Dave Franco.<\/p>\n And it works. 21 Jump Street is full of quotable one-liners and memeable moments, like when Schmidt and Jenko are forced to take the actual drug they’re investigating to prove they’re cool and definitely not NARCs, and their hallucinations and interaction with Rob Riggle’s amazingly unhinged gym teacher, Mr. Walters. Ice Cube is also on point as the stereotypical angry captain. 21 Jump Street has a solid 85% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the sequel, 22 Jump Street <\/a>(also streaming on Paramount+) is just as funny.<\/p>\n 2 <\/p>\n Rosemary’s Baby<\/p>\n Classic paranoia horror at its finest<\/p>\n Widely considered one of the best horror movies<\/a> ever made, Rosemary’s Baby <\/a>set the tone for a string of Satan-worship and demon-based horror films\u2014from The Omen to The Exorcist\u2014for years to come.<\/p>\n Directed by Roman Polanski and based on a 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin, it\u2019s the creepy-as-hell story of young New York couple Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse (Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes), who move into an old apartment building with a questionable history involving the occult, witchcraft, and murder. Creepy neighbors Minnie and Roman Castevet (Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer) seem a bit too eager when Rosemary becomes pregnant, and she begins to suspect that the Castevets may have sinister plans for the infant.<\/p>\n Rosemary\u2019s Baby is a masterclass in horror paranoia storytelling. As Rosemary slowly starts to question her own sanity, everyone around her keeps telling her everything is fine. And, oh boy, it is not. Rosemary\u2019s Baby is a must-see classic with a 97% rating on RT.<\/p>\n 1 <\/p>\n The Fighter<\/p>\n An Oscar-winning boxing redemption true story<\/p>\n Christian Bale and Melissa Leo both won Oscars for their supporting roles in The Fighter<\/a>, a 2010 action biopic about the real-life story of Lowell, Massachusetts, welterweight boxer Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg, in one of the best castings of his career.<\/p>\n After a devastating loss, Micky contemplates hanging up his gloves as his relationship with Charlene (Amy Adams) gets stronger, and a rift between his mother\/manager Alice (Leo) and troubled half-brother\/trainer Dicky (Bale) grows. However, Micky gets a second chance at a title shot and decides to prepare for the fight with a new team, away from his dysfunctional family. But in this uplifting tale of redemption, can Micky do it without them?<\/p>\n Bale and Wahlberg\u2019s chemistry is outstanding in The Fighter, and the clashes between the brash and tough Charlene and Alice are palpable. The 91% rated film was praised for its authentic depiction of boxing culture of the time.<\/p>\n Managing several streaming<\/a> services can be a full-time job, and when you also consider that they all tend to raise their prices<\/a> on an ongoing basis, getting the most bang for your buck is, er, paramount. 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