
In his first screen appearance, the Caped Crusader of Gotham City (belying the lethargic facade of his alter ego Bruce Wayne) battles Dr. Daka Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
A Night to Remember (1942) Richard Wallace, Loretta Young, Brian Aherne, Jeff Donnell, Comedy, Mystery, Romance

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village, thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. Read More »
Uranium Boom (1956) William Castle, Dennis Morgan, Patricia Medina, William Talman, Adventure, Drama

Deep in the badlands of Colorado, Brad (Dennis Morgan) and Grady (William Talman) stumble across a large deposit of uranium. Read More »
Rubber Tires (1927) Alan Hale, Bessie Love, Erwin Connelly, Frank Coghlan Jr., Comedy

The Stack family of New York City has fallen on difficult financial times. Pa Stack squandered the family’s money by buying a home in Newhall Read More »
Meeuwen sterven in de haven / Seagulls Die in the Harbour (1955) Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels, Tine Balder, Tone Brulin, Alice De Graef, Drama, Film Noir

A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images Read More »
Strange Illusion (1945) Edgar G. Ulmer, Jimmy Lydon, Sally Eilers, Warren William, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant Governor of California before his untimely death Read More »
Unknown Valley (1933) Lambert Hillyer, Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker, Wade Boteler, Western

Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Read More »
Still of the Night (1982) Robert Benton, Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Crime, Drama, Mystery

George Bynum, a patient of Manhattan psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice, is brutally murdered. Read More »
Reckless (1984) James Foley, Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Drama, Romance, Comedy

Rebellious football player Johnny falls for cheerleader Tracy. They come from opposite backgrounds; she’s from a comfortable well off family, his is poor and broken. Read More »
Wife Wanted (1946) Phil Karlson, Kay Francis, Paul Cavanagh, Robert Shayne, Crime, Drama

Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond (Kay Francis) buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell (Paul Cavanagh). Read More »