Nick Murphy (murphologist1)

Before 'The Artist' sweeped the 2011 awards season, the director and stars made this satirical tribute to classic spy movies. Authentic in it's design and full of dignified silliness, 'OSS 117' is a fun throwback for all cinema fans.

First off, there is absolutely no reason for this flick to be almost three hours long. That being said, 'Badland' is a pretty messed up drama about a traumatized war vet who the audience is asked to sympathize with after he kills his wife and two of his kids. The final scene is an ambiguous cop out, but everything leading up to it is unintentionally funny and tragic melodrama.