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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting (2003)

A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas Read More »
Sea of Fear (2006) Andrew Schuth

One by one each of the seven passengers aboard a sailboat cruise begin to disappear. Read More »
Odd Number (1962) Manuel Antin

An Argentinean couple living in Paris receive a letter from the man’s mother Read More »
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) Cy Endfield

Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Read More »
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) Georges Lautner

Deputy Dubaye kills racketeer Serrano, revealing corrupt dealings. Read More »
The Age of Beauty (1992) Fernando Trueba

A 1931 Spanish military deserter finds himself on a lonely farm until the farmer’s four daughters Read More »
The Same Storm (2021) Peter Hedges

A moving portrait of the lives of twenty-four characters during the spring and summer of 2020 during COVID-19. Read More »
Famous Love Affairs (1961) Michel Boisrond

Anthology of four love stories that have some historical basis. Read More »
Trial (1955) Mark Robson, Glenn Ford

Adapted by Don M. Mankiewicz from his own novel, Trial is a surprisingly timely story Read More »