36. "The Thin Red Line" (1998)

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World War II Movie Night gets philosophical with Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line." Released the same year as "Saving Private Ryan," 1998, TTRL couldn't quite escape that movie's shadow, although everyone thought it was good and some thought it was one of the best movies ever made. What up? Find out as we examine the movie that broke Malick's 20-year hiatus from filmmaking... Asides include laughing for reasons other than amusement and brilliant/reclusive artists, e.g., Thomas Pynchon and My Bloody Valentine.