The Lion in Winter (1968)

The Lion in Winter (1968)

[10] Which of King Henry II's three sons will succeed him on the throne? This question is rife with political intrigue, personal vendettas, and intense family drama in The Lion in Winter. The inter-familial relationships in this film are fascinating to watch…
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

[7] Clint Eastwood catapulted to fame after starring in this low-budget Italian western (an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo) about a wandering gunfighter who rides his mule into a ramshackle town on the U.S./Mexico border looking to make a quick buck.…
Last Summer (1969)

Last Summer (1969)

[10] Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, and Bruce Davison play teenagers who form a tight bond during vacation on Fire Island one summer. But when a fourth teen named Rhoda (Oscar-nominated Catherine Burns) tries to join in their reindeer games, the group's equilibrium…
The Dirty Dozen (1967)

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

[7] Lee Marvin leads a dozen military convicts on a secret mission to infiltrate a Nazi stronghold and assassinate several German officers. Many of the 'Dirty Dozen' are sentenced to hang, but Marvin slowly earns their trust as he whips them into…
Cash on Demand (1961)

Cash on Demand (1961)

[6] Peter Cushing and Andre Morell, paired a few years earlier in The Hound of the Baskervilles, re-team for Hammer Films in Cash on Demand. Based on a stage play, this is largely a two-man show with Morell playing a charming but…
The Witches (1966)

The Witches (1966)

[6] Joan Fontaine (Rebecca, Suspicion) gave her final big screen performance in this horror/mystery about a school teacher who stumbles into a mystery involving a cult of witches and disappearing children. It was Fontaine who spearheaded the production, discovering Norah Lofts' novel…
David & Lisa (1962)

David & Lisa (1962)

[6] 2001: A Space Odyssey's Keir Dullea stars as David, a teenager whose parents enroll him in a boarding school for the mentally disturbed. David is irrationally afraid that if anyone touches him, he'll die. While the school's psychiatrist (Howard Da Silva)…
Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)

[7] After their daughter tells them about 'naked games' she played with an old man, two parents (Patrick Allen and Gwen Watford) take the old man to court. But they find themselves the unlikely target of the town's scorn for trying to…
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

[6] Hywel Bennett and Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters) lead an ensemble cast in this comedy-drama about young British soldiers stationed in Singapore in 1950. Most of the men are fulfilling their mandatory national service, thankful that any real chance of life-threatening…
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

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 a gander.)…