Rush (1991)

“It’s an ugly world … You get ugly with it.” Two undercover narcotics agents – cynical veteran “Jim Raynor” (Jason Patric) and naïve rookie “Kristen Cates” (Jennifer Jason Leigh) –…

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Scarecrow (1973)

“The road leads itself to somewhere.” An offbeat road movie bolstered by the outstanding performances of its two stars, Scarecrow highlights the unlikely friendship between a pair of drifters: “Max…

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Night Moves (1975)

“Who’s winning?” … “Nobody. One side is just losing slower than the other.” An unfairly neglected “neo-noir” thriller full of post-Watergate era angst, Night Moves stars Gene Hackman as former…

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Night Tide (1961)

“Sensual ecstasy becomes supernatural terror!” Dennis Hopper turns in a surprisingly restrained performance in this nice low-budget atmospheric thriller directed by Curtis Harrington. Hopper portrays “Johnny Drake,” a sailor on…

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