The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Over the decades of countless tense moments that he gave his audience and took away their breath, Alfred Hitchcock also brought some light moments to…
The House of Mirth (2000)
Edith Wharton’s 1905 novel The House of Mirth is one of the most tragic works among the classic works of literary fiction. It must have…
Maìn (2012) – The House of Happiness
The 2012 Italian faith-based movie Maìn (pronounced nearly as “mine”), titled after its protagonist, is a biographical account of an extraordinary woman of faith from…
…And Then She Was Gone (1991)
Of the many TV movies of veteran director David Greene …And Then She Was Gone (1991) comes as a well-done thriller dealing with child abduction.…
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.…