It’s 1881 in New Mexico, and the times they are a’changing. Pat Garrett, erstwhile travelling companion of the outlaw Billy the Kid Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Blondie Johnson (1933) Ray Enright, Lucien Hubbard, Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins
When Blondie Johnson’s mother dies in poverty, Blondie vows that she will never be poor again. Read More »
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) Sidney Salkow, Dennis O’Keefe, Coleen Gray, Charles Winninger
A teacher (Coleen Gray) writing a book about gambling meets a hotel/casino owner (Dennis O’Keefe) threatened by a gangster. Read More »
Brock’s Last Case (1973) David Lowell Rich, Richard Widmark, Henry Darrow, Beth Brickell
Frustrated with a flawed and lenient justice system, New York City police lieutenant Read More »
In the Name of Christ / Au nom du Christ (1993) Roger Gnoan M’Bala, Albert Ayatollah, Akissi Delta, Pierre Gondo
A West African pig farmer has a religious vision, wherein he is told that Read More »
Isabelle (2011) Ben Sombogaart, Halina Reijn, Tineke Caels, Wim Opbrouck
A famous actress finds herself captured by a morbidly deranged paintress. Read More »
The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) Albert S. Rogell, Francis Lederer, Frances Drake, Olaf Hytten
A princess in distress calls upon reformed jewel thief Michael Lanyard to aid her against villainous opposition. Read More »
Island in the Sky (1938) Herbert I. Leeds, Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, Paul Kelly
A secretary solves a murder for her boyfriend in the District Attorney’s office. Read More »
Daredevil Drivers (1938) Reeves Eason, Beverly Roberts, Dick Purcell, Gloria Blondell
A hotshot race-car driver gets suspended, and winds up driving for a shady bus company. Read More »
Mirror of Death / Dead of Night (1988) Deryn Warren, Julie Merrill, Janet Graham, Ray Quiroga
An abused woman conjures up a spirit to take revenge on the men who have misused her. Read More »