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Scream 2 (1997)

[7] Director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and screenwriter Kevin Williamson (Dawson's Creek) ratchet up the chills and thrills nicely in the first (and best) sequel in the Scream franchise. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is off to college,…
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June 28, 2026

Keeper of the Flame (1942)

[5] In the second of their nine pairings, Spencer Tracy plays a highly-regarded journalist investigating the death of Katharine Hepburn's husband, a beloved national war hero. At first, information is hard to come by. But once he begins talking with…
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June 27, 2026

The Perfect Storm (2000)

[6] Director Wolfgang Petersen (Air Force One, The Neverending Story) pits George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg against a killer storm at sea in The Perfect Storm, a true story based on a novel by Sebastian Junger. Clooney plays the captain…
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June 27, 2026

Fury (2014)

[7] Writer/director David Ayer (End of Watch, Suicide Squad) is far from the first filmmaker to present audiences with a taste of the harrowing, soul-crushing realities of warfare, but the subject is one worthy enough to bear much repeating. Fury…
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June 26, 2026

I, Robot (2004)

[6] Will Smith (Independence Day, Six Degrees of Separation) stars in this sci-fi/mystery based loosely on the writings of Isaac Asimov. Smith plays Del Spooner, a 2035 police detective who distrusts the growing population of robots who serve humankind. When…
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June 25, 2026

The Right Stuff (1983)

[7] Writer/director Philip Kaufman chronicles the birth of the U.S. space program in The Right Stuff, beginning with the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Based on Tom Wolfe's…
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June 24, 2026

One Million Years B.C. (1966)

[3] Britain's Hammer Films spent over four times their normal budget to produce this goofy prehistoric drama about a caveman (John Richardson) and a cavewoman (Raquel Welch) from different tribes who partner up and brave the wild together, battling various…
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June 23, 2026
Film Collections
James Bond
Hammer Films
Disney Animation

New Releases

  • Disclosure Day (2026)
  • Obsession (2026)
  • Masters of the Universe (2026)
  • Backrooms (2026)
  • The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

Westerns

  • Young Guns (1988)
  • Blazing Saddles (1974)
  • Union Pacific (1939)
  • Maverick (1994)
  • Wild Rovers (1971)

Atomic Terror!

  • Quatermass 2 (1957)
  • X… The Unknown (1956)
  • The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
  • Revenge of the Creature (1955)
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
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