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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

Spectre (2015)

[7] James Bond (Daniel Craig) is forced to go rogue when British intelligence falls under questionable new leadership. M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw), and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) aid and abet to help unroot who's behind the power-grab, unearthing an…
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August 8, 2026

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

[9] Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, Requiem for a Dream) stars as a widowed mother who suddenly finds herself having to start a new life in this engaging comedy/drama from Martin Scorsese that became a popular TV sitcom (Alice). The feature film…
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August 8, 2026

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

[7] Sigourney Weaver plays anthropologist Dian Fossey in this biopic from director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter, Thunderheart). Fossey studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda and the Congo, living among them for nearly 18 years in '60s, '70s, and '80s. Her…
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August 6, 2026

The Farmer’s Wife (1928)

[5] In this silent comedy from Alfred Hitchcock, a middle-aged farmer and widower (Jameson Thomas) decides to remarry several seasons after the death of his wife. His maid (Lillian Hall-Davis) helps him create a list of eligible women, but each…
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August 5, 2026

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

[3] As much as I enjoy most Hammer horror movies, their Frankenstein series almost always underwhelms me. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is the fifth film in the series and the fourth to disappoint. (Only 1967's Frankenstein Created Woman is worth…
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August 4, 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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