The Searchers: A Savage Nature

John Wayne. Photo: Warner The Searchers was a box office hit in its day, but received no Academy Award nominations. Much like several Alfred Hitchcock movies, it's a typical example…

The A-Team 

As U.S. forces are preparing to leave Iraq after the war, a team of rowdy Army Rangers led by Colonel "Hannibal" Smith (Liam Neeson) are given a clandestine mission that…

Resident Evil: Extinction

Alice (Milla Jovovich) joins a group of other survivors that are trekking through the Mojave Desert; zombies are still waiting at every turn. The third chapter of this franchise is…

Batman 

Four supervillains (Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Lee Meriwether) join forces to pose a deadly threat against both Gotham City and Batman (Adam West). The Batman TV show (1966-1968)…

Marty: Breaking the Rut

Betsy Blair and Ernest Borgnine. Photo: MGM Paddy Chayefsky originally wrote this story as a teleplay, which was filmed in 1953 as part of The Goodyear Television Playhouse, an anthology…

Shadow of a Doubt: Dear Uncle Charlie

Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Photo: Universal Not really one of Alfred Hitchcock's most praised films, but should you ever feel like pretending to know more about the greatest director…

Ben-Hur: The Gospel of Judah

Charlton Heston. Photo: MGM The kind of film that starts with a five-minute overture, Ben-Hur is about as classic a 1950s Hollywood blockbuster as they come. Burt Lancaster was reportedly…

The Karate Kid 

Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move to China; the boy is bullied in school by a kid who doesn't like the newcomer, but Dre turns…

X-Men Origins: Wolverine 

In the 1840s, a young boy discovers that he has special powers; 160 years later, he's a veteran of every American conflict since the Civil War, but is about to…