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Game of Death's crass, exploitative existence still gave movie and martial arts audiences an iconic Bruce Lee performance.

Bruce Lee's lasting kung-fu epic, Enter the Dragon, holds up today as a call to diversity and appealing to everyone.

Way of the Dragon doesn't always connect, but it's Lee at his most charismatic on screen, letting himself have some fun between fights.

Angry and hostile, Fist of Fury brings Bruce Lee to the screen in his purest form, fighting against Japanese occupation.

Bruce Lee's first action feature The Big Boss stands as a turning point where the star resists violence after a move to Thailand.

One of the screen's great alien invasion stories, War of the Worlds represents a creative peak and unique religiously-focused allegory.

While lacking the usual effusive pace and danger, The Cameraman still represents the best of Buster Keaton's comic style.

In his final feature length silent, Buster Keaton graces Spite Marriage with all of his classic storytelling methods and comic mastery.

A flawless encapsulation of America's 60s and the profound change, The Graduate depicts a generation faced with uncertainty.

Jet Jaguar, Stop! Nuclear tests begin Godzilla vs Megalon’s story. Those blasts sink Monster Island and suck the water from a lake. Angered by the repeated blasts and resulting …

Roach Infested Alien cockroaches from outer space leave their polluted planet, head to Earth, and build a children’s theme park. That’s kooky material, even by 1970s Godzilla standards. Godzilla …

Smoggy As Godzilla vs Hedorah’s opening credits close, a broken clock floats on ocean sludge. An hour chime sounds. Then a smash cut to a close-up of bright flowers. …