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In Cold Blood (1967)
"In Cold Blood" tells the story of two ex-convicts who murder a family of four in rural Kansas. Director-screenwriter Richard Brooks ("Blackboard Jungle" 1955) put together a realistic film which has a semi-documentary feel to it. The film is marked by good production values, [..]
Transporter 2 (2005)
The story of mercenary Frank Martin continues in "Transporter 2," where he is a bodyguard to a U. S. Senator's son kidnapped by a powerful drug cartel and infected with a deadly virus. Martin must find the boy before the disease spreads to millions. Jason Statham [..]
Taken (2008)
"Taken" is an action-thriller movie about a retired CIA officer who must use all of his skill set to save his daughter, who has been kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers in France. This well-paced film was tightly directed by Pierre Morel ("District 13" 2004) from [..]
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
"Kong: Skull Island" is an action-adventure monster movie about a group of scientists, soldiers, and adventurers exploring an uncharted Pacific island. They soon discover that they are in the domain of the gigantic Kong and numerous other monsters, and realize their number one goal is [..]
The Robe (1953)
The Biblical epic film "The Robe" tells the story of a Roman tribunal officer who commanded the unit responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. He wins Jesus' robe in a dice game, and experiences guilt for his actions when one of his men steals it. [..]
As You Like It (2006)
The romantic comedy-drama play by Bill Shakespeare gets a redux from director Kenneth Branagh in "As You Like It." His fifth Shakespeare adaptation is not up to his usual standards, and with this version set in Japan, gave the story a slightly different flavor. It does, however, retain [..]
Mulholland Drive (2001)
"Mulholland Drive" is a mystery movie about a woman who loses her memory after being in a car crash in Los Angeles. She is aided by an out of towner who has moved to Hollywood to get into the picture business. Director-screenwriter David Lynch ("Dune" 1984) put together [..]
The Transporter Refueled (2015)
"The Transporter Refueled" is an action-adventure film about a former special-operative who gets into a conflict with a femme-fatale and her three sidekicks who are out for revenge with a Russian mobster. The thrills, chills, and spills proceed from there under the expert direction of [..]
Melvin and Howard (1980)
"Melvin and Howard" is the story of a man who claims to have befriended billionaire Howard Hughes one night in a Nevada desert when he gave him a ride in his pickup truck. About ten years later, Hughes passed away and someone delivered a will to [..]
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
"Sleepless in Seattle" is a romantic comedy movie about a woman in Baltimore who hears the sad story of a recently widowed man from Seattle on a talk-radio program. She attempts to get in touch with him, not as easy as it sounds, with the romance and comedy [..]