The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)

The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)

[4] British archaeologists unearth a mummified Egyptian prince and bring him back to England where their American financier plans to exploit the corpse to a paying audience. But when someone uses a mystical amulet to bring the mummy back to…
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

[10] James Dean gives one of the most iconic performances in movie history as Jim Stark, an angst-ridden teenager who quarrels with his parents almost as much as he tangles with high school bullies. I normally hate tough guy movies,…
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

[7] Michael Rooker (Slither, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) gives a chilling performance in this gritty, 16mm film based loosely on the confessions of convicted murderer Henry Lee Lucas. As Henry, Rooker lives in a dingy apartment with a…
Missing (1982)

Missing (1982)

[7] Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek star in this true story about the disappearance of American journalist Charles Horman (John Shea) who went missing during the U.S.-sponsored 1973 Chilean coup. Spacek plays Horman's wife and Lemmon plays his father. When…
Backdraft (1991)

Backdraft (1991)

[6] Director Ron Howard (Cocoon, Apollo 13) delivers peak-level pyrotechnics wrapped in corny melodrama with Backdraft. Kurt Russell and Daniel Baldwin co-star as quarreling brothers who follow their late father into firefighting careers. Baldwin plays the younger brother, embarrassed by…
10 to Midnight (1983)

10 to Midnight (1983)

[7] Charles Bronson (The Magnificent Seven) headlines this above-average low-budget thriller about a veteran L.A. cop in pursuit of a serial killer who stalks women in the nude. Early in the film, Bronson tells his boss (Wilford Brimley) that the…
Kes (1969)

Kes (1969)

[5] I put off watching Kes for many years because, as a 'bird person', I knew the title falcon died at the end of the movie. I finally gathered the courage to see the film, and I'm surprised to report…
The Living Daylights (1987)

The Living Daylights (1987)

[6] Timothy Dalton (The Lion in Winter) relieves Roger Moore in the perennial James Bond franchise. In the 15th film in the series, Agent 007 helps smuggle a defecting general (Jeroen Krabbe) out of Russia only to learn the man is…
Nightmare (1964)

Nightmare (1964)

[4] Poor Janet. When she was just a little girl, she watched her mommy stab her daddy to death, and she's been haunted by nightmares ever since. She's also terrified of inheriting her mother's insanity. To make matters worse, someone…
Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)

[8] In 1931 Paris, an orphaned boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives in a train station and gets caught up in a mystery involving a broken automaton and a cranky old toy-maker (Ben Kingsley). With the help of an adventurous…