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…
Suburbicon (2017)

Suburbicon (2017)

[4] After his mother is killed in a home invasion, a young boy (Noah Jupe) begins to suspect his father (Matt Damon) and aunt (Julianne Moore) staged the event -- and that his life is now in danger, too. He tries to…
Keeper of the Flame (1942)

Keeper of the Flame (1942)

[5] In the second of their nine pairings, Spencer Tracy plays a highly-regarded journalist investigating the death of Katharine Hepburn's husband, a beloved national war hero. At first, information is hard to come by. But once he begins talking with Hepburn and…
I, Robot (2004)

I, Robot (2004)

[6] Will Smith (Independence Day, Six Degrees of Separation) stars in this sci-fi/mystery based loosely on the writings of Isaac Asimov. Smith plays Del Spooner, a 2035 police detective who distrusts the growing population of robots who serve humankind. When the creator…
The Blair Witch Project (1999)

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

[8] While it wasn't technically the first 'found footage' horror film, The Blair Witch Project gets credit for popularizing the subgenre, capturing the attention of audiences worldwide with its cogent, documentary-style approach to its subject matter. The film appears to be shot…
The Name of the Rose (1986)

The Name of the Rose (1986)

[7] Sean Connery and Christian Slater star in this 14th century murder mystery set at a remote monastery in Northern Italy. There for an upcoming conference, the two discover a young monk recently died under mysterious circumstances. Connery leads Slater, his young…
Quatermass 2 (1957)

Quatermass 2 (1957)

[6] Director Val Guest and star Brian Donlevy return for Hammer Films' second of three Quatermass films. Professor Quatermass (Donlevy) happens upon a mysterious factory complex built on the ruins of a small town. When he investigates, a colleague finds a small…