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Stories of murder, intrigue, expectation, and tension

The Island (1980)

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Synopsis: After reading that an abnormal amount of boats have vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle (also known as the Devil’s Triangle), journalist Blair Maynard (Michael Caine, Alfie) […]

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1980

Criss Cross (1949)

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Synopsis: A young man, Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City), returns to his hometown and quickly reconnects with his ex-wife (Yvonne De Carlo, Band of Angels), who (accidentally?) gets him […]

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1949

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

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Synopsis: In post-World War II England, a Canadian veteran (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) suffering from PTSD accidentally kills a man in a bar fight. The ex-soldier goes on the lam […]

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1948

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

January 15, 2021by Eric Binford 15 Comments

Synopsis: When her phone line gets crossed with another, a bedridden heiress, Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck, Stella Dallas), overhears a plot to murder an unnamed woman. Leona tries to alert […]

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1948

The Enforcer (1976)

January 9, 2021by Eric Binford 20 Comments

Synopsis: After another act of excessive force, infamous San Francisco police officer “Dirty Harry” Callahan (Clint Eastwood, Play Misty for Me) is reassigned to a conventional desk job. But when […]

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1976

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

November 17, 2020by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: Art collector and college professor Dr. Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood, Dirt Harry) is blackmailed into returning to his old profession: a hired assassin for a mysterious government agency. Hemlock’s […]

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1975

The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972, TV-Movie)

November 9, 2020by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: An eccentric ex-judge (Bette Davis) and a cynical parolee (Doug McClure, The Land That Time Forgot) join forces to solve the murder of a wealthy man. Reaction & Thoughts: […]

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1972

I Walk Alone (1947)

November 2, 2020by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) has been released from jail after serving a fourteen-year sentence for bootlegging. Frankie immediately contacts ex-partner Noll Hunter (Kirk Douglas, Lust for Life) […]

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1947

The Shout (1978)

October 17, 2020by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: During a cricket match at a psychiatric hospital, a man (Alan Bates, Zorba the Greek) tells a visitor a strange tale of a wanderer (also played by Bates) who […]

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1978

Dead Calm (1989)

October 14, 2020by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: After the tragic death of their child, a Royal Australian Navy officer (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park) and his wife (Nicole Kidman, The Hours) decide to take an extended trip […]

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1989

Brute Force (1947)

September 23, 2020by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: In order to be with his sickly wife (Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce), troubled convict Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) devises a daring jailbreak. However, the scheme goes awry […]

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1947

Desert Fury (1947)

September 22, 2020by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: A shady businessman (John Hodiak, The Harvey Girls) and his sidekick (Wendell Corey, The File on Thelma Jordon) arrive in a small Arizona town on the same day a […]

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1947

The Killers (1946)

September 10, 2020by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: Two hired assassins arrive in a small town with the intention of killing a gas station employee nicknamed “The Swede” (Burt Lancaster, From Here to Eternity). After “Swede” is […]

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1946

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

September 7, 2020by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: A thief nicknamed “Thunderbolt” (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven) befriends a young conman who goes by the name of “Lightfoot” (Jeff Bridges, Starman), and with the help of a couple of […]

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1974

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