One Frightened Night (1935)

One Frightened Night (1935)

Grumpy millionaire Jasper Whyte (Charley Grapewin) has given up hope of finding his granddaughter, who would be his sole heir, so on the night before the inheritance tax is set to rise, he tells his greedy relative and friends (Arthur Hohl, Lucien Littlefield, Regis Toomey, Hedda Hopper, Clarence Wilson, Rafaela Ottiano) that he will give

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)

In the castle of Robert von Helldorf (Lionel Atwill) they are celebrating the 21st birthday of his daughter Irene (Gloria Stuart). In attendance are her three suitors, Captain Walter Brink (Paul Lukas), reporter Frank Faber (Onslow Stevens), and brash Thomas Brandt (William Janney). The castle and grounds also contain a groups of extremely suspicious-acting servants.

Topper Returns (1941)

Topper Returns (1941)

Ann Carrington (Carole Landis) and her sarcastic friend Gail Richards (Joan Blondell) arrive at the Carrington estate for Ann to be reunited with her sick father (H.B. Warner). He is looked after by sinister butler Rama (Trevor Bardette), more sinister housekeeper Lillian (Rafaela Ottiano), and extremely sinister live-in doctor Jeris (George Zucco). Gail is murdered

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Another new future, another antagonistic AI, another protector sent to the past, another terminator popping up a few minutes later. The specifics this time around: Grace (Mackenzie Davis) is an “augmented” soldier from the future, sent back to protect Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes), who will become humanity’s savior. Out to assassinate Dani is the Rev-9

The Ghost Train (1931)

The Ghost Train (1931)

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,

Life Returns (1935)

Life Returns (1935)

John Kendrick (Onslow Stevens), Louise Stone (Lois Wilson) and Robert Cornish (playing himself) are three happy college students out to change the world with their theory of bringing the dead back to life. At graduation, Kendrick excitedly tells his colleagues how he’s gotten them all jobs at a pharmaceutical company. The others object because a

The Old Guard (2020)

The Old Guard (2020)

Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts), Joe (Marwan Kenzari), Nicky (Luca Marinelli), and their leader Andy (Charlize Theron) are the best mercenaries in the world, in large part due to their being immortal heroes. Their latest job turns out to be a trap, set by ex-CIA agent Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who wants to capture them and turn them

Devil Bat’s Daughter (1946)

Devil Bat’s Daughter (1946)

Nina MacCarron (Rosemary La Planche), daughter of the late Doctor Carruthers, of “Devil Bat” fame, is found comatose, having just arrived in town. She has a fear of vampires and her father, and she’s put under the care of expert psychologist Dr. Clifton Morris (Michael Hale), who wants to kill his wife and put the

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

Since the 1954 destruction of Godzilla, Japan has been attacked multiple times by giant Monsters. A military force created to battle these threats has kept the country more or less safe (OK, Tokyo has been stomped a few times, but can’t make an omelet…) but cannot deal with a new Godzilla that appears out of

Hobson's Choice (1954)

Hobson’s Choice (1954)

A cheap, drunken, bombastic widower (Charles Laughton) declares he will not pay the expected marriage settlement for his two younger daughters (Daphne Anderson and a pre-pre-Faulty Towers Prunella Scales) and that his eldest (Brenda de Banzie) is too old to find a husband. That eldest has her own plans: marriage with a lower class bootmaker

Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)

Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)

The Monsignor of the region visits Dracula’s castle to perform an exorcism so that the frightened villagers will stop avoiding the church. He sees they are upset about a dead maiden hanging from the bell tower. I would be too since she was killed and bitten while Dracula (Christopher Lee) was frozen, but let’s not

Train to Busan (2016)

Train to Busan (2016)

The zombie apocalypse breaks out just as a workaholic is boarding a train to take the daughter he’s been ignoring back to his ex-wife in Busan. With zombies onboard, our not-so-noble hero ends up with a tough guy and his very pregnant wife, a teen baseball player and cheerleader, a homeless man, and two elderly