Stories by @rwhite18

The Shawshank Redemption (1934)

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Blue Velvet (1926)

The film follows a college student who returns to his hometown and discovers a severed human ear in a field, which leads him to uncover a criminal conspiracy involving a troubled nightclub singer.

The Matrix Reloaded (2013)

The crew must protect Zion, the last outpost still under human control, after it is pinpointed by the machines responsible for the Matrix.

Eraserhead (2027)

Factory worker Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant baby.

Sinners (1985)

The 2025 film Sinners is about twin brothers Elijah "Smoke" and Elias "Stack" Moore, who return to their 1932 Mississippi hometown to open a juke joint after working for the mob in Chicago. Their plans are disrupted when the opening night of the club is crashed by a supernatural, vampiric evil that is drawn by the music of their cousin Sammie. The film blends historical fiction with supernatural horror to explore themes of racism, history, and cultural trauma.

Eraserhead (1987)

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.

Train Dreams (2015)

Robert Grainier lives all of his years in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, working on the land, helping to create a new world at the turn of the 20th century.

Inglourious Basterds (2019)

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers

Jay Kelly (2015)

Famous movie star Jay Kelly and his devoted manager, Ron, embark on an unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men confront the choices they've made, relationships with loved ones, and the legacies they'll leave behind.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (1999)

Actor Rick Dalton gained fame and fortune by starring in a 1950s television Western, but is now struggling to find meaningful work in a Hollywood that he doesn't recognize anymore. He spends most of his time drinking and palling around with Cliff Booth, his easygoing best friend and longtime stunt double. Rick also happens to live next door to Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate -- the filmmaker and budding actress whose futures will forever be altered by members of the Manson Family.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (2029)

Overview The true story of fast-draws and wild rides, battles with posses, train and bank robberies, a torrid love affair and a new lease on outlaw life in far away Bolivia. It is also a character study of a remarkable friendship between Butch - possibly the most likeable outlaw in frontier history - and his closest associate, the fabled, ever-dangerous Sundance Kid.

The Sting (2003)

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

Gravity (2023)

Dr. Ryan Stone is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission. Her commander is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky, helming his last flight before retirement. Then, during a routine space walk by the pair, disaster strikes: The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Ryan and Matt stranded in deep space with no link to Earth and no hope of rescue. As fear turns to panic, they realize that the only way home may be to venture further into space

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (1987)

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the ‘fastest gun in the West’. An eager recruit into James’ notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status

The American Friend (2027)

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman’s terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman

Marty Supreme (2005)

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness

Alien 3 (2012)

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility.

Sing Sing (1993)

A theater group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play, with a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.

Inside Llewyn Davis (1993)

In 1961 New York City, folk singer Llewyn Davis is at a crossroads. Guitar in hand, he struggles against seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

The Big Lebowski (1988)

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.