As you may or may not know, I love Billy Bob Thornton. My favorite actor in Hollywood, bar none. One of my favorite Thornton films is a hidden gem–in fact it’s so hidden that I may be the only person in the world who’s seen it. The movie is called Chrystal, and it stars Thornton as a man who has recently been released from prison. He returns home to his wife (beautifully played by Lisa Blount), and all kinds of secrets begin to be revealed–notably the fact that Joe and Chrystal lost a child in a car accident years before. And when I say “lost,” I mean that the child literally disappeared in the forest after the accident. The movie has a great soundtrack, and the ending is about as pitch perfect as you can get. A moody, atmospheric, haunting film that’s true to its Southern influences, this one is not to be missed.