On her sixteenth birthday, Rin (Yumi Sugimoto), a bullied, timid schoolgirl witnesses her parents killed by fearful, anti-mutant humans. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti, Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Mary Merrall, Drama
Nineteenth century England. When Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies and leaves his family destitute, his uncle, the greedy moneylender Read More »
Metaal en Melancholie / Metal and Melancholy (1994) Heddy Honigmann, Jorge Rodríguez Paz, Documentary, Drama
In 1992, Peru was just emerging from one of its darkest moments in its entire Republican History (1821- onwards). Read More »
Knights and Emeralds (1986) Ian Emes, Christopher Wild, Beverly Hills, Warren Mitchell, Drama, Music
A white boy lives in a racially divided town. The only thing he cares about is playing his drums. Read More »
Sky Riders (1976) Douglas Hickox, James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp, Action, Adventure
Robert Culp plays Bracken, a rich industrialist whose life seems perfect until his wife, Ellen, and their children are kidnapped by terrorists. Read More »
Self Made Lady (1932) George King, Heather Angel, Henry Wilcoxon, Amy Veness, Drama, Romance
A beautiful ghetto girl works her fingers to the bone in hopes of escaping the oppressive poverty of her home. Read More »
Le tonnerre de Dieu / The Thunder of God (1965) Denys de La Patellière, Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Comedy, Drama
Brassac (Jean Gabin) is a drunken veterinarian who can’t resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Read More »
Killer Barbys (1996) Jesús Franco, Santiago Segura, Mariangela Giordano, Aldo Sambrell, Horror
While driving on tour late night through a lonely road in the countryside of Spain, the van of the punk band “Killer Barbys” has an accident and breaks down. Read More »
Carson City (1952) André De Toth, Randolph Scott, Lucille Norman, Raymond Massey, Western
When a banker finds his stagecoach shipments of gold from Carson City are vulnerable to holdups, he commissions the building of a railroad through the mountains.
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Sky Bride (1932) Stephen Roberts, Richard Arlen, Jack Oakie, Virginia Bruce, Drama
Barnstorming pilots Speed Condon, Bill Adams, and Eddie Smith travel the country with their manager, Alec Dugan, performing at fairs and air shows and hawking rides for the locals. Read More »