No Country for Old Men (2007)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

[8] Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin star in this Southwestern chase movie that doubles as a meditation on man's perpetual but futile attempt to make order out of chaos. Brolin's character, Llewelyn Moss, stumbles upon the bloody…
This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

[7] Alan Ladd (Shane) made his breakthrough performance in this unusually dark and violent film noir tale co-starring Veronica Lake and Robert Preston. Ladd plays a hit man hunting down a client (The Lodger's Laird Cregar) who double-crossed him. Lake…
The Ring (1927)

The Ring (1927)

[3] This early silent film from Alfred Hitchcock features some creative photography and editing, but an overly simplistic story and incredulous characters make it a frustrating watch. Carl Brisson stars as 'One Round' Jack, a circus sideshow boxer who takes…
Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur (1959)

[10] Charlton Heston stars as Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince whose life is thrown into years of soul-crushing turmoil after being betrayed by a childhood friend. That friend, a Roman soldier named Messala (Stephen Boyd), turns against Judah after he…
Downhill (1927)

Downhill (1927)

[6] Alfred Hitchcock's fourth silent film reunites him with handsome leading man Ivor Novello (The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog). Novello plays a college student who takes the blame for the sexual indiscretions of his best friend (Robin…
Woman of the Year (1942)

Woman of the Year (1942)

[7] After ending her late '30s career slump with The Philadelphia Story, Katharine Hepburn followed up with another smash hit, Woman of the Year. It was her fateful first pairing with Spencer Tracy, with whom she'd make eight more films.…
The Roaring Twenties (1939)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

[7] In this quintessential '30s gangster flick, James Cagney stars as a World War I vet who has a hard time finding a job when he returns home to New York City. He resorts to transporting liquor to speak-easies during…
A Perfect World (1993)

A Perfect World (1993)

[8] Clint Eastwood directs and costars with Kevin Costner in A Perfect World. Costner plays an escaped convict who kidnaps a young boy (T.J. Lowther) as hostage while he tries to flee Texas for Alaska. Eastwood plays the ranger in…
The Odyssey (2026)

The Odyssey (2026)

[4] Christopher Nolan is not one of my favorite directors. Occasionally he'll make a movie that emotionally grips me, like Inception or Interstellar, but I more often than not find his work cold and hollow -- like Oppenheimer or Dunkirk.…
Martin (1977)

Martin (1977)

[7] Director George Romero (Night of the Living Dead) often said Martin was his favorite among his films. John Amplas stars as Martin, a painfully shy and sullen young man who looks to be twenty years old, but claims to…