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The Killer is Loose (1956)

“He was no ordinary killer … She was no ordinary victim … This is no ordinary motion picture!” In this fairly entertaining, offbeat film noir directed by Budd Boetticher that…

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

“I’ve got a golden life. Got the world by the balls. That’s right, I’m great … I am amazing.” Brilliantly directed by John Cassavetes, this gritty and offbeat crime film…

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The Last American Hero (1973)

“I’m gonna whip your ass, along with everybody else.” Loosely based on the early years of NASCAR legend and Wilkes County, North Carolina, native Junior Johnson, The Last American Hero…

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The Last Detail (1973)

“Heineken? Why it’s the finest beer in the world! President Kennedy used to drink it!” Jack Nicholson stars as Billy “Bad Ass” Buddusky, a Navy “lifer” who, along with Richard…

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The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)

“How the faithful city becomes a harlot …” Notable as the first feature film of legendary French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear, Diabolique), this well-crafted comedy-thriller (French title:…

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The Mutations (1974)

“It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature … it can be HORRIFYING! EVEN TO THEM!” Also known as The Freakmaker, this entertaining, low-budget British horror film was directed by…

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The Nightcomers (1972)

"Two Children. Two Adults. One Unspeakable Crime." What events predated Henry James’ bizarre 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw? This offbeat British horror film attempts to answer that question…

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The Other (1972)

“When does the game stop and the terror begin?” It’s best to catch this compelling psychological horror film late at night when its subtle power can slowly unfold on your…

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The Outlaw (1943)

"How'd you like to tussle with Russell?" Howard Hughes’ offbeat The Outlaw is notable for bringing sex to the Western genre. The whole controversial production seems to have gone forward…

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The Human Comedy (1943)

"As I look down on my homeland of Ithaca, California, with its cactus, vineyards and orchards, I see that so much of me is still living there - in the…

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