Number 17 (1932)

Number 17 (1932)

[5] In one of Alfred Hitchcock's weirdest movies, several characters converge at an empty house in the middle of the night. One character may or may not be a police detective, others may or may not be crooks. Only a Cockney tramp…
The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in this period mystery from director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer). After Bale's character makes a mistake that leads to the accidental death of Jackman's bride-to-be during a live performance, the two…
Prisoners (2013)

Prisoners (2013)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal co-star in this gripping crime drama centered around the abduction of two young girls. Jackman plays one of the girl's father and Gyllenhaal is the police detective assigned to the case. Gyllenhaal uncovers several unsettling clues,…
Murder! (1930)

Murder! (1930)

[4] In this early Alfred Hitchcock film, an actress (Diana Baring) is found in a fugue state next to a bloody fire poker and a murdered acquaintance. She's sentenced to death for a crime she doesn't remember committing, but a skeptical juror…
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…
Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane (1941)

[7] When the sixth-richest man in the world dies in solitude at his palatial estate, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning behind his dying word: "Rosebud". Through a series of interviews with his business partners and estranged wives, a portrait of Charles…
The End of Oak Street (2026)

The End of Oak Street (2026)

[5] Writer/director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows) welcomes us to Jurassic Neighborhood with The End of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as parents who try to protect their family against a variety of dinosaurs when their entire subdivision is…
Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall (2012)

[9] It's so refreshing to watch heroes and villains who are over the age of 40. Skyfall repeatedly suggests that sometimes older is better, and as a middle-aged film fan, I couldn't agree more. Daniel Craig's third turn as James Bond matches…
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

[6] Alfred Hitchcock directed two other films prior to this one, but the director regarded The Lodger as the first true 'Hitchcock film'. It's also widely regarded his best from the silent era. The Lodger opens with London in a panic over…
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

[7] Hammer's third Quatermass film is its best, plunging Professor Quatermass into a mystery involving a wrecked alien spacecraft in a London subway tunnel. Andrew Keir proves likable in the title role, replacing the overly-gruff Brian Donlevy who appeared in the first…