Munich (2005)

Munich (2005)

[8] Director Steven Spielberg depicts the revenge-fueled fallout from the 1972 kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists in Munich. Eric Bana (Hulk) stars as the leader of a secret quintet of hit men organized by Israeli prime minister Golda…
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 Saint (1997)

The Saint (1997)

[6] Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue star in this spy thriller adaptation of a British television show, based on a book series by Leslie Charteris. Kilmer plays Simon Templar, a rogue thief who uses technology and clever disguises to rob from the…
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…
The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)

[7] After a child drowns during a school picnic, a mother (Nancy Kelly) begins to realize her psychopathic, pig-tailed daughter (Patty McCormack) is the culprit. The Bad Seed, based on a novel by William March and a play by Maxwell Anderson, is…
The Jackal (1997)

The Jackal (1997)

[4] Bruce Willis and Richard Gere co-star in this wobbly, underwhelming thriller about an imprisoned IRA fighter (Gere) who helps the FBI hunt down a mysterious assassin known as 'The Jackal' (Willis) before he kills a high-profile political target at the behest…
Blackmail (1929)

Blackmail (1929)

[5] Alfred Hitchcock directed Blackmail just as synchronized sound was being added to the movies. It has the distinction of being Britain's first sound feature, although it was also released as a silent version. I opted to watch the silent version since…
The Big Heat (1953)

The Big Heat (1953)

[8] In this disturbing film noir piece from director Fritz Lang (Metropolis, Fury), Glenn Ford plays a police detective who uncovers a crime syndicate involving the police department and the district attorney. After investigating the unlikely suicide of a fellow officer, Ford…
Executive Decision (1996)

Executive Decision (1996)

[5] Kurt Russell headlines this derivative action thriller about an intelligence officer who joins a commando team on a mission to board a hijacked airliner before it delivers a deadly payload. The cast is Executive Decision's greatest asset. Russell carries the piece,…
No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die (2021)

[5] Daniel Craig exits the James Bond franchise with his fifth entry, the ironically-titled No Time to Die. Craig's Bond begins the film in peaceful, secluded retirement. But when an old friend and comrade (Jeffrey Wright) summons him back into service, he…