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E-Demon [2018] Earth From Space (Nova) [2012] Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words [2016]
Eden Lake [2008] Edge of Tomorrow [2014] Eerie Fairy Tales [2019]
Ek Ajnabee [2005] El Gringo [2012] Elephant White [2011]
Elevator to the Gallows [1958] Eli [2019] Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things [2019]
Empathy, Inc. [2018] The Empty Man [2020] Encounters of the Spooky Kind [1980]
EndZeit [2018]
The Endless [2017] Enemy [2013] Enemy from Space [1957]
The Enforcer [1976] Enola Holmes [2020] Enola Holmes 2 [2022]
Enter the Void [2009] Entrapment [1999] Equilibrium [2002]
The Equalizer [2014] The Equalizer 2 [2018] The Equalizer 3 [2023]
Eerie Fairy Tales [2019]
aka Kohedad muinaslood
            
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A low budget Estonian anthology or 4 tales that's about 90%+ dialog driven but the acting is honest and it's superbly well written keeping one totally involved in the stories. "Actually" - A mysterious woman and an innkeeper have a very interesting chat. "Abeyance" - The best story about an alien deep underground in a bunker and a good, 'Oh, crap!' ending. "The Spring of Solitude" - A man is enchanted by a pixie. It really dragged. "The Butler Did It" - Short and irritating vignette. Overall, no jump scares or horrific moments but, as the title implies, quite pleasantly eerie.
Enola Holmes [2020]

            

Sherlock's sister, Enola, and her mother were inseparable. When her mother disappears, Enola goes on a journey to find her and gets wrapped up in a scandal on the way. Taking place around 1900, this was a light and enjoyable period piece with a good story and acting. Dare I say, a women's movie (my wife liked it far more than me), I never really felt connected to the characters and, therefore, I wasn't particularly invested in how things turn out for them. I don't think Enola breaking the 4th wall by narrating directly to us helped the film, either. Good fun, though.
Enola Holmes 2 [2022]

            

When Enola's attempt at being a Private Investigator bombs, pretty dramatically, she jumps at the chance to help a young girl find her missing sister ...a case that becomes a major scandal. The strength of the film is in the characters, they are absolutely delightful and fun to watch. The pacing is great and the relationship between Enola and her brother, Sherlock, is quite entertaining. The action sequences are handled well and overall they keep the whole thing pretty exciting. There's nothing new here as far as a mystery but it's really quite enjoyable.
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things [2019]

         

This biodoc of Ella was a sheer delight. It's received a lot of flak for not presenting more about her personal life than what is generally known. That's fine with me. One of my complaints with biodocs is they become too focused on the person while ignoring their contributions. Their body of work is the reason I watch and this one struck a fantastic balance between personal details, heartfelt moments among friends and relatives, all while presenting an extensive catalog of music as both a foreground and background soundtrack. What a classy and talented lady!
Earth From Space (Nova) [2012]

        

In depth documentary on all of the incredible discoveries we've learned via the satellites we have observing the earth. Gaining a much better understanding of weather patterns and climate, how the essential elements of life are shuffled around through a vastly complex system, and quite a few other fascinating things. Tightly written and exquisitely presented, it's amazing the amount of information it delivers in a 2-hour period and in an easily understood format. One of the best Nova's I've seen, if you want to know how the earth works, watch this!
Encounters of the Spooky Kind [1980]
aka Gui da gui / Spooky Encounters
            

A politician hires a warlock to kill the husband of the wife he's having a fling with. Starring, directed and co-written by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, this Chinese supernatural comedy is an unusual tour de force of slapstick weirdness that mostly works. Featuring one gag after another, some were dragged out far to too long and the humor does get overly silly and wacky at times. But, when it does work, it works well and the Jackie Chan style fight choreography was exceptionally impressive. Good English dubbing, as well. Overall, quite entertaining.
The Empty Man [2020]

            

Initially presenting itself as a conjuring game (think Slender Man, Candyman or Bloody Mary), the film slowly descends into something far more sinister with cosmic ramifications. A man is trying to find a friend's daughter making this more a procedural crime mystery than cosmic horror and, despite it's 137 min length and slow pace, it thoroughly hooks the viewer with it's philosophical implications and constant state of unease. Helping with that is the stellar performance by James Badge Dale. Extremely well written, subtle, cosmic horror at it's finest.
Enemy from Space [1957]
aka Quatermass 2
            
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Upon investigating a remote area of England, where strange, seemingly controlled meteorites are falling, Dr. Quatermass discovers that Earth is being invaded. Once again, put aside the limitations and misconceptions of a typical '50's sci fi monster movie and there's a lot good stuff here. The style of the invasion was rather original and it had a sense of dread to it. Biggest threat, though (which quite often seems to be the case) is the ignorance of people. They can really make a mess of things.
Eli [2019]

            
  
A young boy goes to a secluded medical center in an attempt to cure his auto-immune disorder that prevents him from living outside a sterile, isolated environment. The trick for this film is to get to the end. Up to that point, I was getting increasingly frustrated; the contrived practice of parents dismissing everything their child says due to medication, nightmares, hallucinations ...that gets really old. There were some other seemingly obvious problems, as well. But once the twist is revealed, it all makes sense. Needed more impact but not bad.
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words [2016]

         
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Although Zappa is a much better overall biographical documentary on the life and career of Frank Zappa, this one is a collage of candid views and interview appearances of one of the 20th century's finest composers. Multiple interviews (which he regards as 2 steps removed from the Inquisition) talking about comedy, home life, politics, his irreverent and totally honest views on life in general and, of course, his extensive library of incredibly unique music. Required item for every Zappa aficionado's library.
Elephant White [2011]

            
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A hit man is hired to start a war between two rival trafficking rings ...I think. That's the problem. For me, it was never really clear what was going on or what the goals were. Rather it was somewhat chaotic with some scenes that turned out to be visions or dreams. Action wise, it was fine with some good shootouts, the pacing was great and I really liked the relationship between the hit man and the girl until the big twist ending which I'm sure they thought would be a big surprise but, for me, a big disappointment. Flawed but sorta fun.
Enemy [2013]

            

An unassuming, timid, history professor sees his doppelganger as an extra in a film and goes about finding him. They may look, act and sound identical but they are about as far from being alike as you can get. What ensues is a surreal, unnerving, atmospheric piece that crawls along at a snails pace but managed to keep me tied up in tension throughout. ...and what's with the spider? Very creepy film that's definitely unique. Kudos to Gyllenhaal for creating two distinct and unique characters.
El Gringo [2012]

            
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An American, with a satchel containing $2 Million, gets stuck in a small, lawless Mexican town. Good example of film makers not knowing how to make films. They couldn't decide whether to make this witty or serious and failed on both fronts. The characters were blase, the dialogue bad, and the action sequences (except when El Gringo is trying to catch a bus ...a sequence that was exceptionally well done) were edited in a really odd fashion that made them simply difficult to watch or understand. Skip it.
Eden Lake [2008]

            
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Straw Dogs meets Wolf Creek in this innocent-couple-on-vacation-meets-nasty-local-sociopathic-kids movie. The film is intense, quite visceral, rather relentless, and quite heartbreaking. However, the best films of this type are the ones where the victims finally decide they've had enough and fight back. The film's problem here is they rarely fought back making for a sadistic exercise in futility and brutality that does not end well. Although an excellent film of it's type, if didn't fully work for me.
Ek Ajnabee [2005]

         
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Bollywood remake of Man on Fire. A down-and-out, alcoholic mercenary is given the job of bodyguard for a young girl to prevent her kidnapping. The first hour was loaded with far too much sap - the relationship between the girl and bodyguard is wonderful, but ...we get it, let's move on. The editing and photography was weird making it difficult to watch. Despite all that, the performances were excellent and I really enjoyed this film ...even with a completely different ending.
The Equalizer [2014]

            

A man, with incredible fighting skills, has put his past behind him to live a quiet life. But when a girl he has befriended is placed in the hospital, he comes out of seclusion and goes to war. We've seen similar stories plenty of times before (The Foreigner, Taken, etc.) but Denzel Washington turns in a superb performance as an ultra-calculating avenger and Marton Csokas does the same as a totally sociopathic gangster. Great character development, great action and overall an excellent and exciting film.
The Equalizer 2 [2018]

            

Our hero now helps random people in serious trouble while maintaining a low profile as a Lyft driver. When an old friend is killed, all bets are off. Far less action and far more drama than the first film with a couple sub-plots that, for me, tended to drag things down a bit. I think I would have preferred they concentrated on a more elaborate main story and this one didn't have a real villain you can sink your teeth into. But Denzel's still there in top form and, even with my petty issues, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
The Equalizer 3 [2023]

            

After being shot, McCall ends up in a tiny Italian village that's lorded over by a ruthless party of gangsters. He doesn't like that. Having less action to show off his skills, this film concentrates on the drama of the story and the wonderful relationships he develops with the locals ...making those moments when he does his thing all the more potent. Some will be disappointed because of the lack of action but I loved this film. Although there isn't as worthy an adversary as in the first film, the characters, good and bad, were a joy to watch. Denzel is awesome!
The Endless [2017]

            
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After leaving a cult 10 years ago, two brothers receive a mysterious old video from said cult and it prompts one of them to insist they go back for a visit. Thus begins a film that starts normally enough and moves along at a slow pace (in fact, I almost turned it off) but then it subtly begins to mess with reality until you're not quite sure what's going on ...you just know it's bad, malevolent, and never ending. Twisting time and reality, no explanations or solutions are ever provided, which makes it all the more compelling and horrific. Good film and example of subtle cosmic horror.
Enter the Void [2009]

            
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Nearly the entire film is presented as the astral journey of the soul of a young man who's killed by the police and shows us his life story and see what affects his death is having on everyone he knows. It's presented in a surrealistic psychedelic assault on the senses that had me wondering if I was going to have a seizure or throw up. Bleak and tragic, the people were completely uninteresting whose lives were ruled by drugs, sex, psychological problems and abject misery. And it went on for 160 mins!! God, what an abysmal waste of time.
Edge of Tomorrow [2014]
aka Live Die Repeat
            
  
A military reporter, who's been railroaded into being a combat soldier, finds that he has the ability to reset time after the mutual deaths of himself and an alien on the battlefield. Probably one of the finest modern sci fi films made, it covers a dozen different sub-genres including, alien invasion, monsters, combat, time travel, cybernetics, etc. Everything from the story to the aliens to the weaponry to the portrayals are so well crafted, there's nothing left to do but strap yourself in and hang on for dear life.
Equilibrium [2002]

            
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In a future, totalitarian society, feelings are outlawed, all art and books are destroyed, and everyone is forced to take a drug that locks out emotions. One of their enforcers, a cleric, stops taking his meds and begins to feel. I found it odd that in this dystopian world there are no CCTV cameras but that aside, this is an excellent film with a great study of a character slowly becoming human accented with some fantastic gun battles and fight scenes. Story evolves at a steady, logical pace and overall, an extremely intelligent and fun film.
Entrapment [1999]

         

An insurance agent (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is assigned to go undercover in an attempt to catch master thief (Sean Connery) in the act. Our two leads are certainly likable and fun to watch and the chemistry between Catherine and Sean is OK ...I've seen better and worse. They continue to hit the viewer with little mini-twists along the way keeping your attention but, being as I've seen a lot of heist films, this one came off as kinda flat. It was good for an evening's entertainment but I wouldn't put it on my "heist movies to see before you die" list.
Elevator to the Gallows [1958]
aka Lift to the Scaffold
            

A corporate exec kills the head boss at the behest of the boss' wife (who he's having an affair with) and effectively makes it look like suicide. When he returns to the office to fix a careless mistake, he initiates a comedy of errors and coincidences that ends up involving 4 more people and 2 more murders. French noir with a Miles Davis soundtrack, this was quite a treat to watch as one thing after another turns a simple crime into a total mess. Even the cops get everything backwards. Nicely done.
E-Demon [2018]
aka The Viral Demon
            
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A member of a Skype group, known for pranks, opens a witches trunk as a joke and unwittingly releases a demon that passes quickly to the others. The Unfriended series set the standard, imo, for a realistic and spontaneous depiction of the entire events taking place on a computer screen. This one did not. We have both web cams and head cams and the scenes shift around between sources willy nilly without any logical reason. Also, the constant computer glitching is not realistic ...it's irritating. Illogical and poorly made compared to similar films.
The Enforcer [1976]

            

Straddled with a new female rookie, Dirty Harry tries to hunt down a terrorist group. Heavy emphasis on the relationship between veteran & rookie (Tyne Daly) which was rather entertaining. Lots of good banter and the usual Harry wit made for some rather humorous moments plus a few good action sequences. Everyone else, however, wasn't particularly likable and the villains didn't strike me as authentic in the least. But the ending was a bummer. It was just so sad and I don't see how that ending was expected to improve the film at all. Good film with some bad choices.
Empathy, Inc. [2018]

            
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This was a surprise! After getting talked into investing his in-law's money into a virtual reality startup, that allows you to experience other's lives, a man discovers something far more insidious. Delivered in a surreal B&W, retro neo-film noir style, this film had me fully engaged all the way to the dreadful but inevitable ending. Letting the story drive the film, there's no fancy dialogue or overly dramatic acting making the characters far more realistic as they attempt to deal with events far beyond their experience. Proof that a micro budget art film can still totally rock!
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