The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

[6] Hywel Bennett and Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters) lead an ensemble cast in this comedy-drama about young British soldiers stationed in Singapore in 1950. Most of the men are fulfilling their mandatory national service, thankful that any real chance of life-threatening…
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 Vampire Lovers (1970)

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

[6] Hammer Films officially entered a new, more sexualized era with the release of 1970's The Vampire Lovers, the first in a trilogy of vampire films known as 'the Karnstein trilogy', based on the novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (Vampyr). Hammer's…
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…
Star Wars (1977)

Star Wars (1977)

[10] Writer/director George Lucas (American Graffiti) surprised the world with this unassuming and unheralded matinee-style fantasy adventure that, by all industry standards, would be dead on arrival at the box office. But then word-of-mouth catapulted Star Wars to the highest echelons of…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

[6] Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns for more murderous mayhem in this entry directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight). First, he dispatches of the three remaining characters from The Dream Warriors, including returning character Kristen (Tuesday Knight,…
The Rules of Attraction (2002)

The Rules of Attraction (2002)

[8] Roger Avary, Oscar-winning co-writer of Pulp Fiction, adapts Bret Easton Ellis's novel about drunken, drug-addled college students reaching for meaningful human connection. We experience The Rules of Attraction primarily through three lovelorn characters: a virgin named Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon), a sociopath…
The Eagle (2011)

The Eagle (2011)

[6] Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell star in this period piece adventure about a Roman solider (Tatum) and his slave (Bell) who venture into the barbarian wilds of Scotland to retrieve a golden eagle statue the Romans lost in battle there twenty…
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,…
The Manxman (1929)

The Manxman (1929)

[6] Alfred Hitchcock's last silent film centers on an Irish love triangle between a lawyer (Malcolm Keen), a fisherman (The Ring's Carl Brisson), and a barkeep's daughter (Anny Ondra) who all live on the Isle of Man. Brisson's character confesses his love…