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The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

[4] Even if we can remove the Creature from his lagoon, can we successfully take the lagoon out of the Creature? In the Gill Man's second sequel, Jeff Morrow and Rex Reason (both from This Island Earth) play scientists looking…
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August 13, 2026

Champagne (1928)

[4] The eighth of Alfred HItchcock's nine silent films is one of his most mundane. Betty Balfour stars as an American heiress who defies her father by chartering a plane to intercept her boyfriend on an ocean liner bound for…
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August 12, 2026

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

[6] Dracula is resurrected by his apprentice and a trio of unwitting thrill-seekers in this direct sequel to Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. Once the ritual is complete, however, the trio kill the apprentice and run away. But that…
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August 11, 2026

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

[4] The Strange Love of Martha Ivers starts off strong with fifteen minutes of compelling backstory. We're introduced to a pre-teen girl named Martha hiding out in a train yard with a scrappy young lad named Sam. The police capture…
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August 10, 2026

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

[7] A gaggle of Oscar-winners go topsy-turvy and fight to survive when a luxury liner capsizes at sea in the trend-setting disaster flick, The Poseidon Adventure. The film delivers on producer Irwin Allen's desire to blow shit up (think of…
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August 10, 2026

Joyride (2001)

[6] Paul Walker and Steve Zahn star in this thriller about two brothers who play a prank on a truck driver who then mercilessly pursues them for deadly revenge. While the story is highly derivative of Duel and The Hitcher,…
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August 9, 2026

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

[5] Sigourney Weaver returns for her fourth (and thus far final) Alien film, resurrected by scientists seeking to extract the alien queen she was carrying at the end of Alien 3 when she heroically back-dived into a vat of molten…
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August 9, 2026
Film Collections
James Bond
Hammer Films
Disney Animation

New Releases

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
  • The Odyssey (2026)
  • Disclosure Day (2026)
  • Obsession (2026)
  • Masters of the Universe (2026)

Westerns

  • Santa Fe Trail (1940)
  • How the West Was Won (1962)
  • Young Guns (1988)
  • Blazing Saddles (1974)
  • Union Pacific (1939)

True Stories

  • Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
  • The Perfect Storm (2000)
  • The Right Stuff (1983)
  • Stand and Deliver (1988)
  • Goodfellas (1990)
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