This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. 

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Referenced media:

• “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Gore Verbinski, 2006)
• “Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)
• “Thelma” (Josh Margolin, 2024)
• “Looper” (Rian Johnson, 2012)
• “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” (Rian Johnson, 2017)
• “Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)
• “Sin City” (Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller 2005)
• “The Greatest Show on Earth” (Cecil B. DeMille, 1952)
• “Bugsy Malone” (Alan Parker, 1976)
• “The Big Sleep” (Howard Hawks, 1946)
• “A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
• “Witness” (Peter Weir, 1985)
• “Knives Out” (Rian Johnson, 2019)
• “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Rian Johnson, 2022)
• “The Shining” (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
• “Wages of Fear” (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)
• “Sorcerer” (William Friedkin, 1977)
• “High School Confidential!” (Jack Arnold, 1958)

Audio quotation:

• “Brick” (Rian Johnson, 2005), including “Emily’s Theme” by Nathan Johnson, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-uEelZadhAUjORNgSynf4dEnFeJ2qgpd
• “Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982, including “Main Titles” by Vangelis, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ABE2FBA2900C03E
• “Sin City” (Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, 2005), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRtz8JQw01A
• “Fight On” (Milo Sweet, 1922), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX1YxF8ClgE
• “The Greatest Show on Earth” (Cecil B. DeMille, 1952), including “Prelue (March” by Victor Young
• “Police Siren Sound Effect” by SoundEffectsFactory, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKieGUH9pzg
• “High School Confidential!” (Jack Arnold, 1958), including “High School Confidential” by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ron Hargrave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xx3RmTNHbE