The Best Picture of 1945 is....."The Lost Weekend." This is a drama film about an alcoholic who unexpectedly goes on a bender before departing on a scheduled out-of-town trip with his brother. Ray Milland delivers a stunning performance in the lead role, under the guidance of director Billy [..]

"Blood Alley" is an adventure film starring John Wayne as a riverboat captain transporting dozens of Chinese people at a time from the Communist mainland to freedom in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Director William Wellman ("A Star is Born" 1937) knew how to put together [..]

"The Night of the Hunter" is a thriller movie about a serial killer (posing as a minister) chasing a widow and her children to steal ten thousand dollars that her husband hid before he died. Charles Laughton did an amazing job as director, the only time he [..]

"The Virgin Queen" stars Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth I in this full-blown Hollywood production filmed in CinemaScope. Director Henry Koster ("Stars and Strips Forever" 1952) pulled out all the stops and instilled the movie with top-rate production values, including big stars, historic drama, and a [..]

Producer Ross Hunter and director Douglas Sirk wanted to follow up on the pairing of Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in 1954's "Magnificent Obsession." They succeeded in spectacular style the next year with "All That Heaven Allows." It is the story of an upper-class widow [..]

Humphrey Bogart starred in a comedy film in 1955 - with mixed results. "We're No Angels" fell flat on its face and is mostly a dull affair, despite a good premise and help from director Michael Curtiz, who worked with Boggie on "Casablanca" (1942). It [..]

"Collide" is an action film telling the story of a young American working in Germany who agrees to highjack a shipment of drugs for his old boss in exchange for money to pay for his girlfriend's expensive medical treatment. Director Eran Creevy put together quite an action-adventure [..]

"The Duke" is a British drama-comedy film about a senior citizen who steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sends ransom notes telling officials he will return the painting if the government invests more money in care for the [..]

"Harold and the Purple Crayon" is the story of a boy who can draw anything he wants into existence with his purple crayon. When he grows up, he finds out that his powers can lead to more problems than he imagined possible. Director Carlos Saldanha [..]

"A Quiet Place: Day One" tells the story of New York City being invaded by aliens and how a woman and other survivors try to find a way to safety. The soon learn that they must maintain absolute silence as the creatures are blind but are [..]