The Boston Strangler (1968)
Jun 28, 2002True-Life Serial Killer
A high-profile studio film based on the real-life Boston Strangler murders. This is liberal with the facts but Tony Curtis giving one of his best performances as Albert DeSalvo
William Hickey
Da (1988)
Feb 17, 2003Autobiography of an Irish Childhood/Cranky Father’s Ghost
Charming work of autobiography filled with some great performances in which Martin Sheen remembers his childhood in Ireland with an irascible father. Also a ghost story.
Puppetmaster (1989)
May 15, 2001Malevolent Dolls
The first in a series of killer doll films from Charles Band, which has generated some ten sequels. The original has an undeniable atmosphere
Sea of Love (1989)
May 11, 2001Psycho-Thriller/Romance
Standout thriller with great scripting and performances where detective Al Pacino goes undercover in the dating scene to track a killer and comes up against a sultry Ellen Barkin
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Mar 21, 2001Horror Anthology
Film spinoff from the Tales from the Darkside tv series, this is an anthology of three horror tales, the result is a surprisingly slick and well made film
The Runestone (1991)
Jul 6, 1999Monster Movie
Monster movie where a runestone uncovered in the present day unleashes the Norse god Fenrir
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Feb 8, 2004Halloween Denizens Take Over Christmas/Stop-Motion Animation
Tim Burton and Henry Selick combine on this stop-motion animated fantasy made in Burton's characteristcially eccentric style, a beautifully stylised and dark fantasy in which assorted Halloween denizens invade Christmas
The Maddening (1995)
Jun 1, 2004Imprisonment Thriller
Rather trashy thriller in which Mia Sara is imprisoned by backwoods couple Burt Reynolds and Angie Dickinson
MouseHunt (1997)
Dec 17, 2000Men vs an Intelligent Mouse
The directorial debut of Gore Verbinski, this harnesses Babe-styled animatronics to essentially create a live-action Tom and Jerry cartoon with two comic villains being outwitted by a seemingly unkillable mouse