13 Tzameti (2005)
Georgian filmmaker Géla Babluani wrote and directed 13 Tzameti (“Tzameti” also meaning “thirteen” in Georgian) as a dark thriller where the junction of character and…
The Killer (1989)
John Woo’s The Killer (1989) became a notable work in the action cinema of Hong Kong in the late 80s and in the west a…
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
Two U.S. army veterans teamed up to commit a series of violent crimes in South Florida in 1985-86. Dick Lowry’s TV movie In the Line…
Airplane! (1980)
Seeing a commercial plane facing an emergency up at 30,000 feet gives viewers the chills. Not this one though! Airplane! by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker,…
Psychic Killer (1975)
Wrongfully convicted of murdering a doctor, Arnold Masters serves time at a mental institution until the real killer is caught and confesses to his crime.…
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
The original Spanish title Marcelino pan y vino (Marcelino bread and wine) accurately conveys the spirit of Ladislao Vajda’s 1955 faith drama The Miracle of…
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Filming Richard Burton, still young enough, among a bunch of women of all ages and intentions would be the selling point of this movie if…
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Sidney Lumet, is remembered for being a star-studded feature…
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Robert Wise wasn’t just directing another potential pathogen disaster movie in The Andromeda Strain (1971); he was taking incorporation of scientific realism into a trending…
Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
Mackenna’s Gold is beyond reach. Mackenna’s Gold goes beyond adventure. This tagline for J. Lee Thompson’s classical western Mackenna’s Gold (1969) fits neatly in its…