X-Ray (1981) – Hospital Massacre
Hospitals aren’t fun places to visit, let alone stay in, and absolutely never when you are detained at one without your consent. The latter makes…
Unspeakable Acts (1990)
In the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, several parents suspected that the daycare service in their area had sexually abused their children. Subsequent prosecution of the…
The Outrage (1964)
Martin Ritt and Paul Newman have been a successful team in a number of productions including the westerns Hud (1963) and Hombre (1967). In between…
Scanners (1981)
Telepathy has been the subject of many stories, mostly in paranormal, horror, and thriller genres. But it hardly ever received the kind of fandom in…
The Map Reader (2008)
From the island nation of New Zealand in the pacific, Harold Brodie presented a glimpse of life filled with emotion and expression without many words…
The Thirteenth Tale (2013)
James Kent, with his many directorial credits in TV films and series, scored well with The Thirteenth Tale that was aired on BBC in 2013.…
The Emerald Forest (1985)
Watching a movie with most of the dialogue in a foreign language without English subtitles so that the words are not literally understood isn’t a…
Behind the High Wall (1956)
In classic noir, victimization is mostly a protagonist’s own subscription gone wrong. And it’s not always an affliction solely of his/her own self. Abner Biberman’s…
Cliffhanger (1993)
When Rambo takes on mountains and killers in the same breath, you can sit back and let him hang on for a good two hours…
Top Secret! (1984) – Shhh!
Val Kilmer had quite a debut in theatrical films as he played the lead in Top Secret! by Jim Abrahams, and the Zucker brothers (David…