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The Grey Fox (1982)

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Synopsis: The year is 1901, and stagecoach robber, Bill Mine (Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story), has been released from prison after serving a 33-year sentence. Mine finds out that the […]

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1982

The Long Riders (1980)

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Synopsis: The retelling of the last years of the legendary James-Younger Gang, who made a name for themselves as the most feared bank-robbers of the 19th century. Reaction & Thoughts: […]

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1980

Cocoon: The Return (1988)

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Synopsis: Five years after they decided to hitchhike a ride to the stars, a group of old folks accompany the aliens from the planet Anterea on a journey back to […]

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1988

Cocoon (1985)

Featuredby Eric Binford 12 Comments

Synopsis: A group of senior citizens stumble across a swimming pool with regenerating powers. What the old folks don’t know is that the pool is being used by a race […]

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1985

Caveman (1981)

Featuredby Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: One zillion years ago, meekly caveman Atouk (Ringo Starr, A Hard Day’s Night) is constantly humiliated by his tribe’s leader, the mighty Tonda (John Matuszak, The Goonies). To make […]

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1981

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

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Synopsis: Inspired by the romantic songs of the Great Depression, an unhappily married travelling music salesman (Steve Martin, The Man With Two Brains) dumps his aloof wife (Jessica Harper, Dario […]

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1981

Juggernaut (1974)

June 11, 2022by Eric Binford 25 Comments

Synopsis: A madman announces that he has rigged a transatlantic liner with explosives and threatens to blow up the ship if he isn’t given £500,000. Reaction & Thoughts: “My name […]

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1974

Suburbia (1983)

May 28, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis:  Tired of dealing with his alcoholic mom, a teenager runs away from home and joins a group of homless kids who are immersed in the punk culture. Reaction & […]

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1983

Love Letters (1983)

May 27, 2022by Eric Binford 15 Comments

Synopsis: A disc jockey, Anna Winter (Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween), is surprised to find out that her recently deceased mother had an extramarital affair. Soon after she discovers her mother’s […]

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1983

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

May 6, 2022by Eric Binford 17 Comments

Synopsis: A convict with a habit of breaking out of prison, Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood, The Outlaw Josey Wales), is sent to serve the remaining of his life sentence to […]

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1979

The Lost Weekend (1945)

May 1, 2022by Eric Binford 25 Comments

Synopsis: After supposedly giving up drinking, alcoholic writer Don Birnam (Ray Milland, The Big Clock) is preparing to spend the weekend out of town with his younger brother, Wick (Phillip […]

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1945

The Blue Knight (1973, TV-Mini-Series)

April 17, 2022by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Bumper Morgan (William Holden, The Bridge on the River Kwai), suddenly decides to retire, but before he hangs his uniform […]

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1973

Ten Tall Men (1951)

April 13, 2022by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: In the 1920s, An American serving in the French Foreign Legion, Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Burt Lancaster, Birdman of Alcatraz), and his motley crew attempt to stop an impending enemy […]

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1951

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979, TV-Movie)

April 9, 2022by Eric Binford 12 Comments

Synopsis: A tough New England widow’s (Bette Davis) quiet life is disrupted when she gets an unannounced visit from her estranged daughter (Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence) who […]

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1979

Midnight Lace (1960)

April 2, 2022by Eric Binford 22 Comments

Synopsis: After marrying a British businessman (Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady), an American woman (Doris Day, Pillow Talk) moves to London, where she immediately starts receiving threatening phone calls. Scared […]

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1960

Jabberwocky (1977)

March 31, 2022by Eric Binford 7 Comments

Synopsis: During the Dark Ages, a young barrel-maker (Michael Palin, A Fish Called Wanda) leaves his small village in search of a better life. The naive peasant arrives at the […]

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1977

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

March 30, 2022by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: A compilation of funny sketches and animated shorts that first appeared in episodes of the British television program Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which aired on BBC1 from 1969 to […]

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1971

Night Moves (1975)

March 12, 2022by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: Gumshoe Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman, The Conversation) is hired by an ex-Hollywood starlet (Janet Ward, The Anderson Tapes) to find her teenage daughter, Delly (Melanie Griffith, Working Girl), who […]

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1975

The Yakuza (1974)

March 10, 2022by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: A retired American detective, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum, The Night of the Hunter), finds more than he bargained for when he travels to Japan to look for his army […]

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1974

Willow (1988)

March 5, 2022by Eric Binford 12 Comments

Synopsis: After finding a baby girl in a basket by the river bank, farmer Willow (Warwick Davis, Return of the Jedi) is chosen by village leaders to take the infant […]

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1988

Middle of the Night (1959)

February 28, 2022by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: A 56-year-old widower businessman (Fredric March, William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives) shocks family and friends when he starts dating a 24-year-old divorcee (Kim Novak, Alfred Hitchcock’s […]

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1959

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

February 27, 2022by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: In the city of Shanghai, a ruthless casino boss, Mother Gin Sling (Ona Munson, Gone with the Wind), sets out to destroy a wealthy Englishman (Walter Huston, Dodsworth) whom […]

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1941

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

February 22, 2022by Eric Binford 17 Comments

Synopsis: An ordinary American family begin experiencing a series of unexplained events after moving into an isolated old cottage in the British countryside. Curious about the strange phenomena, the family’s […]

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1980

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