http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15h02Y0MDY The Exorcist. 1973. Dir. William Friedkin. Written by William Peter Blatty, based on his novel. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair. Warner Brothers Rated 18A. 132 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) By now, everyone has either seen The Exorcist …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJQfFQ40lI Psycho. 1960. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Joseph Stefano; based on the novel by Robert Bloch. Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, and John McIntire. Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Rated PG. 109 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the sequel, Psycho II, click here. …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-kHDmfEnPU As I Lay Dying. 2013. Dir. James Franco. Screenplay by Franco & James Rager; based on the novel of the same name by William Faulkner. Starring James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, Ahna O'Reilley, Logan Marshall-Green, Brady Permenter, and Danny McBride. Millenium Films. Rated R. 110 minutes. Drama ★★★★ It's not always necessary …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nWJ5NDYMU The Drop. 2014. Dir. Michaël R. Roskam. Written by Dennis Lehane; based on his own short story "Animal Rescue". Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, and John Ortiz. 20th Century Fox. Rated 14A. 106 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★ The Drop is Michaël R. Roskam's first American film. He's most recently come from directing the Oscar …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Bride of Frankenstein. 1935. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by William Hurlbut. Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, and Una O'Connor. Universal Pictures. Rated G. 75 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my earlier Blu ray review of James Whale's original Frankenstein click …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSbwiKP3mo Frankenstein. 1931. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by Garrett Fort & Francis Edward Faragoh. Starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures. Unrated. 70 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the excellent sequel, 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, click here. I won't bore anyone by recounting …
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