Rope
Hitchcock's stage-play thriller vanished for decades after its 1948 release, a huge pity.
In Time
Director Andre Niccol's sci-fi concoction starts strong, only to die young.
Trance
Danny Boyle overcooks his latest melodrama, which trips on its own layers.
Spring Breakers
With lots of hormones and a loveable gangster named "Alien," Harmony Korine scores.
Stand by Me
Rob Reiner softens up a Stephen King story and emerges with a coming-of-age winner.
The 39 Steps
Young Alfred Hitchcock was off and running with this 1930s spy novel adaptation.
Twelve O’Clock High
Instead of the planes, Henry King's stunning wartime tale focuses on the fliers.
Up, up and away
"Barbarella," "The Addiction" and "Runaway Train" toy with women to different effect.
Run Silent, Run Deep
Gable, Lancaster, and a U.S. submarine can make for riveting viewing.
The Conversation
Bottled-up wiretappers are zealots in the making, and Gene Hackman does the rest.
Viva la libertà
How to criticize a movie about political "doubles" that has Angela Merkel dancing?