The Odessa File 

In 1963, German reporter Peter Miller (Jon Voight) becomes involved in the search for a brutal concentration camp commander, Roschmann (Maximilian Schell), who disappeared after World War II with help…

Twin Peaks: In a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan. Photo: ABC It is quite possible that David Lynch will be primarily remembered for Twin Peaks, a TV series that became an instant hit on…

Jack the Ripper: Finding Hyde

Photo: Thames Television When David Wickes set out to make a miniseries about Jack the Ripper that would premiere on the centennial of the infamous murders in Whitechapel, he announced…

The Final Destination 

While watching a car race, Nick O'Bannon (Bobby Campo) has a premonition of a deadly disaster and convinces his buddies to leave immediately; however, death can't be cheated. One was…

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…

Westworld 

Some time in the future, two tourists (Richard Benjamin, James Brolin) go to Westworld, a theme park built like a city in the Old West where the gunslingers are played…

The Laughing Policeman 

One late evening in San Francisco, a massacre takes place on a bus with a sole survivor; one of the victims turns out to be a cop. This Americanization of…

Blade Runner: In Search of Emotions

Photo: Warner When I first saw this classic science fiction flick, I was thoroughly unimpressed. It looked great, but the story and action were so forgettable that I refused to…

Jagged Edge 

When a wealthy woman is brutally murdered, her husband (Jeff Bridges) becomes a suspect; his attorney (Glenn Close) doesn’t know what to believe about her client. One of the earliest…

Fail-Safe: Be Very Afraid

Dan O'Herlihy and Walter Matthau. Photo: Columbia 1964 was indeed the year of the Bomb. Stanley Kubrick's absurd Cold War comedy Dr. Strangelove, which was based on a novel by…