Watch Out! Ed Likes These

Folks, the world's (well, Movie Madness' world's) biggest critic actually has movies he doesn't hate. They do indeed exist. And it should surprise no one that you probably haven't even heard of a couple of these. You should all put down whatever viewing plans you had this weekend to see what movies Ed has a few nice (though still very backhanded) words to say about.

I haven't seen them all here, but Ed appears to be typecast-proof with this bunch

JCVD: Jean-Claude Van Damme meets Jean-Luc Godard in this surreal and yet also ultra-realistic biopic/satire/comedy/New Wave homage/heist movie. Snooty film critics praised Van Damme's acting as Oscar-worthy. I didn't make that up, this movie really is that damn good. Be prepared for subtitles, as the majority of the movie is in French, though there are some English scenes.

Available on Prime, Tubi, and Pluto

The Raid: Redemption: People liked the new Mortal Kombat for some unfathomable reason. Go watch the movie that put Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero) on the map. This movie takes a giant dump on Mortal Kombat, and most other action flicks. Yes, it's basically the exact same thing as Dredd 3D, but Dredd 3D was amazing, and this is somehow even better.

Not available for free anywhere, but when it comes to pleasing Ed, money is no object

2046: Non-linear drama/sci-fi/love story by the master, Wong Kar-wai. Part of the legendary trilogy with Days of Being Wild and In the Mood for Love. You can't go wrong with any of the three, but I saw this one first. One of the most visually gorgeous movies ever made.

Available on Prime

Find Me Guilty: Directed by Sidney Lumet, and starring Vin Diesel and Peter Dinklage, this movie shows that Diesel could have been a great actor if he wanted to. Unfortunately, people didn't pay to see this, so enjoy Fast and Furious 250: The Infuriating Fastening, hitting theaters next year. This is the only trial lawyer movie I don't hate. Ok, they don't make movies about any other kinds of lawyer, but this is still the only legal movie that doesn't make me want to shoot my tv.

Available on (buckle in for this one) Fubo, Roku, Tubi, Vudu, IMDBtv, Redbox, Crackle, Plex, PlutoTV

Ravenous: Robert Carlyle is a civil war era colonel stationed on the frontier, along with Guy Pearce's fraudulent war hero. Carlyle passes the time by eating people, Pearce passes the time trying to prevent Carlyle from killing everyone. Why movie goers didn’t flock to the cinema to see this one is a mystery I will never solve. Seriously, watch this movie. It was marketed as a horror flick but it's actually a dark comedy, and it rules.

Sorry folks, but you're gonna have to rent this one (or do something maybe illegal (but don't tell me about it))