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Marie (1985)

February 8, 2022by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: After graduating from college, single-mom Marie Ragghianti (Sissy Spacek, Carrie) lands a job as an officer for the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Later, Ragghianti is appointed to the position […]

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1985

Presumed Innocent (1990)

February 5, 2022by Eric Binford 40 Comments

Synopsis: When a prosecutor, Carolyn Polhemus (Greta Scacchi, Jefferson in Paris), is found raped and murdered, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Rusty Sabitch (Harrison Ford, Witness), is assigned to the case. However, […]

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1990

Notorious (1946)

January 29, 2022by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: A CIA agent, T.R. Devlin (Cary Grant, Suspicion), is ordered to convince the daughter of a convicted Nazi, Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman, Spellbound), to spy for the U.S. government […]

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1946

Double Indemnity (1944)

January 27, 2022by Eric Binford 28 Comments

Synopsis: An insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray, The Absent-Minded Professor) falls in love with a married woman (Barbara Stanwyck, Stella Dallas), and together they come up with a plan to kill […]

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1944

Every Which Way but Loose (1978)

January 24, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: A tough, but not-too-bright trucker and part-time street fighter, Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry), falls for country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke, The Gauntlet). When Lynn takes off […]

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1978

Black Girl (1972)

January 11, 2022by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis:  A single African-American mother (Louise Stubbs, The Landlord) and her three daughters battle each other and the elements. Reaction & Thoughts: “If she makes nothing out of it, it […]

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1972

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

January 9, 2022by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov, Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus) travels to an island resort to investigate the circumstances in which a diamond was given to a famous stage […]

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1982

The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

December 29, 2021by Eric Binford 26 Comments

Synopsis: In 1953, an American film crew arrives in a small English village to shoot a historical drama. When a woman is poisoned at a cocktail party held in honor […]

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1980

Zardoz (1974)

December 18, 2021by Eric Binford 34 Comments

Synopsis: The year is 2293. Earth’s population is divided into two fractions: “The Eternals,” a group of ritzy immortals, and “The Brutals,” a proletarian class composed of mortals. “The Brutals” […]

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1974

Flash Gordon (1980)

December 17, 2021by Eric Binford 38 Comments

Synopsis: A football star (Sam J. Jones, 10) somehow finds himself travelling on a spaceship to the mysterious planet Mongo where he discovers that the planet’s ruler, Ming the Merciless […]

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1980

Gas Food Lodging (1992)

November 28, 2021by Eric Binford 22 Comments

Synopsis: In a small town in New Mexico, a single mom (Brooke Adams, Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers) struggles to raise her two teen daughters (Ione Skye, Say […]

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1992

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978, TV-Mini-Series)

November 15, 2021by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: After receiving a large inheritance, an ordinary family (David Ackroyd, The Mountain Men, Joanna Miles, The Ultimate Warrior, and Rosanna Arquette, Desperately Seeking Susan) decides to leave the hectic […]

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1978

Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)

November 11, 2021by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: A young Native American, Jim Thorpe (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry), discovers his aptitude for sports while attending college. Thorpe’s fierce determination culminates in a historic victory at the 1912 […]

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1951

Cat’s Eye (1985)

November 3, 2021by Eric Binford 20 Comments

Synopsis: A trio of creepy-funny tales are connected by a stray cat who travels from Manhattan, New York, to Wilmington, North Carolina, in search of a little girl (Drew Barrymore, […]

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1985

Eyes of a Stranger (1981)

October 31, 2021by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: A TV newswoman (Lauren Tewes, TV’s The Love Boat) suspects that a man (John DiSanti, The Presidio) from her apartment building is a serial killer. Undeterred by the lack of […]

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1981

Hangover Square (1945)

October 30, 2021by Eric Binford 30 Comments

Synopsis: In early twentieth century England, overworked composer George Harvey Bone (Laird Cregar, I Wake Up Screaming) is distraught over a sudden onset of severe blackouts. After an old merchant […]

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1945

To the Devil… a Daughter (1976)

October 24, 2021by Eric Binford 22 Comments

Synopsis: An American author who specializes in the occult (Richard Widmark, Kiss of Death) tries to rescue an innocent teenage girl (Nastassja Kinski, Cat People) from the clutches of a […]

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1976

From Beyond the Grave (1974)

October 24, 2021by Eric Binford 20 Comments

Synopsis: A terrifying encounter with the supernatural is guaranteed to all customers who buy (or steal) items from an old antique store. Reaction & Thoughts: “… each purchase comes with […]

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1974

Time After Time (1979)

September 30, 2021by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: One night in 1893, British novelist and inventor H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange) informs a group of friends that he has built a time machine. However, one […]

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1979

Spellbound (1945)

September 27, 2021by Eric Binford 17 Comments

Synopsis: Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird) is the new director of a mental hospital located in Vermont. Not soon after his arrival, Edwardes meets a psychiatrist, […]

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1945

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

September 23, 2021by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: During World War II, a British soldier (Franchot Tone, Dangerous) stationed in Egypt, hides in an isolated hotel. The Germans soon arrive, and the soldier quickly assumes a false […]

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1943

The Major and the Minor (1942)

September 20, 2021by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: Tired of hustling in The Big Apple, Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle) decides to return to her hometown in Iowa. Susan doesn’t have enough money for a train […]

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1942

The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)

September 8, 2021by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: The year is 1912. Seven-year-old Mary (Karen Dotrice, Mary Poppins) and her veterinarian father, Dr. McDhuis (Patrick McGoohan, Braveheart), live in a tiny village in Scotland. When Mary’s beloved […]

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