Before Dawn (1933)

Before Dawn (1933)

Joe Valerie dies at Dr. Paul Cornelius’s (Warner Oland) clinic, trading knowledge of where he hid a million dollars in stolen loot for euthanasia. Soon after, Joe’s wife (Jane Darwell) falls to her death after seeing Joe’s ghost. The police, picking up fraudulent spiritualists, get one who’s real, Patricia Merrick (Dorothy Wilson). So on a

The Phantom (1931)

The Phantom (1931)

Vaguely sinister stuff happens. Not enough of a synopsis? OK, I’ll write more, but “stuff happens” really covers it. So, master criminal The Phantom escapes from jail before his execution, using a train and a plane. He seems to want revenge on DA John Hampton (Wilfred Lucas), and then… He’s out of the picture. Reporter

Ouanga (1936)

Ouanga (1936)

Klili Gordon (Fredi Washington), a plantation owner and voodoo priestess, has had a two year affair with white man Adam Maynard (Philip Brandon), but on his travels to the United States, he’s gotten engaged to a white woman and is bringing her back to the islands. The black overseer (Sheldon Leonard—yes, Jewish Sheldon Leonard, who’d

The Student of Prague (1935)

The Student of Prague (1935)

Balduin (Anton Walbrook) is a popular student and a skilled fencer, who has won the heart of Lydia, a young innocent girl. At her birthday celebration he becomes obsessed with Juila (Dorothea Wieck), an opera singer. But she already has two admirers, the foppish Baron Waldis and the sinister Dr. Carpis (Theodor Loos). While Julia

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

In the future of 1988, archbishop and political prisoner Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn) is finally freed from a Siberian labor camp by a deal made between Premier Piotr Ilyich Kamenev (Laurence Olivier) and the Vatican. During his first meeting with The Pope (John Gielgud), he is made a Cardinal, an honor he did not want.

Kisértetek vonata (1933)

Kisértetek vonata (1933)

A Joker pulls the emergency cord to stop the train in order to retrieve his hat that had flown out a window. This causes the train to arrive at the station late, and with no other trains coming until morning, stranding a group of passengers. Besides the Joker, the group include a newly Married Couple,

El signo de la muerte {Sign of Death} (1939)

El signo de la muerte {Sign of Death} (1939)

Journalists and romantic couple Carlos (Tomas Perrin Jr.) and Lola (Elena D’Orgaz) investigate the murder of a woman whose heart was cut out, implying she was a sacrifice. Their investigation leads them to the foremost expert on the Aztecs, Dr. Gallardo (Carlos Orellanda) of the museum. He’s also secretly a member of an Aztec cult

The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

Three or so years after a brief nuclear “misunderstanding” destroyed the world and killed most of the population, the remaining British are still very, very British. Father (Arthur Lowe), Mother (Mona Washbourne), and Penelope (Rita Tushingham) live on an underground train, which is powered by a man peddling a bike. When Father finds Penelope has

Ant-Man (2015)

Ant-Man (2015)

Super scientist and ex-Ant-Man, Hank Pym, recruits down-on-his-luck cat burglar Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) to become the new Ant-Man. Hank’s ex-protĂ©gĂ© and stereotypically evil businessman, Darren Cross, is about to rediscover Pym’s shrinking technology and sell it to terrorists, and Hank needs a new Ant-Man to stop the evil plan and destroy all records of

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Batman (Ben Affleck) is very grumpy because his life has sucked and Superman’s big fight in Man of Steel killed his friend. Superman (Henry Cavill suffering from depression) is grumpy because…he’s just an asshole. Lois (Amy Adams napping) is grumpy because director Zack Snyder told Adams to act that way. They all express their grumpiness

The X From Outer Space (1967)

The X From Outer Space (1967)

With the previous four Japanese Mars missions destroyed (maybe by a UFO, maybe not, but let’s not get too worried about little details like that), a new mission is set to go, with a manly-man captain, a goofy sidekick, a hot American Blonde, and a doctor who will soon be replaced by a grumpy American,

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Jake (Asa Butterfield) is a bland and unhappy teen, raised listening to the fantastic bedtime stories of his Grandfather (Terence Stamp). When his grandfather dies under mysterious circumstances at the hand of an invisible monster that only Jake can see, he sets off to find the orphanage in the stories. Once there, he meets the