Metropolitan (1990)

“It’s a tiny bit arrogant of people to go around worrying about those less fortunate.” A unique comedy/drama written and directed by Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco) that…

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Ministry of Fear (1944)

“Thrilling Drama of the Invisible Network of Terror!” Just released from an insane asylum where he has served two years after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, “Stephen Neale”…

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Miracle Mile (1988)

“There are 70 minutes to the end of the world. Where can you hide?” Poor Harry! The nerdy jazz trombonist (portrayed by Anthony Edwards, fresh from his cameo in Revenge…

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Miracles for Sale (1939)

Miracles for Sale [1939] “THRILLS! CHILLS! LAUGHS! The Season’s Surprise Film!” Tod Browning’s last feature film is a taut little murder mystery that features Robert Young as magician “Mike Morgan”…

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Skins (2002)

“The Other American Heroes.” The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Lakota Sioux and one of the poorest areas in the United States, lies in the shadow of Mount…

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Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

“I have become unstuck in time.” Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) becomes “unstuck in time” in this fascinating adaptation of the classic Kurt Vonnegut novel. The film jumps back in forth…

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Sleepaway Camp (1983)

". . . you won't be coming home!" Another early '80s slasher film that once again takes place at a summer camp (in this case “Camp Arawak”), Sleepaway Camp (AKA…

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Sling Blade (1996)

“Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place.” Picture this scene: On the set of a forgettable 1987 HBO movie titled The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, Billy Bob…

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Trees Lounge (1996)

“A story about one man’s search … for who knows what.” If you’ve ever skipped out on your dull, mind-numbing job and spent the entire afternoon knocking back stiff drinks…

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