Max is a surly pensioner who alternately venerates and vilifies his dead wife. Sam, his brother, is a supercilious chauffeur. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Jungle Gents (1954) Edward Bernds, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey
When the boys discover that Sach has a strange ability to sniff out diamonds, they hatch a scheme to make money out of it. Read More »
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) Robert Siodmak, Claus Holm, Annemarie Düringer, Mario Adorf
A serial killer terrorizes Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police can’t seem to catch him, the SS is brought into the case. Read More »
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) Sidney Salkow, Warren William, Eric Blore, Joan Perry
Delia Jordan’s father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. Read More »
The Hunters (1958) Dick Powell, Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Richard Egan
In 1952, as the Korean War rages on, American officers land in Kyoto. Among them are Major Ceve Saville, assigned to a fighter squadron, and Lieutenant Carl Abbott. Read More »
After Darkness (1985) Sergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard, John Hurt, Julian Sands, Victoria Abril
To salve his guilty conscience, an elder brother removes his disturbed younger sibling from a mental institution after a suicide attempt Read More »
The Edge of Heaven (2007) Fatih Akin, Baki Davrak, Gürsoy Gemec, Cengiz Daner
Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali’s choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. Read More »
Live Fast, Die Young (1958) Paul Henreid, Mary Murphy, Norma Eberhardt, Mike Connors
Two sisters live in a dysfunctional family in a California town. The elder, “nice” Kim, was sexually abused and hates men. Read More »
Kent State (1981) James Goldstone, Jane Fleiss, Charley Lang, Talia Balsam
Based on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. Read More »
Dreadnaught (1981) Woo-Ping Yuen, Biao Yuen, Ka-Yan Leung, Shun-Yee Yuen
A short-tempered, violent criminal named “White Tiger” is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe for disguise Read More »