“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1941): Who knew legendary director Jules Dassin’s first film was an Edgar Allen Poe adaptation? Poe purists beware: This version takes hefty liberties with the original story.

“The Outfit” (2022): Contained to a single location and with a small cast, “The Outfit” is the kind of movie that should also be a play. Oscar-winner Mark Rylance stars as an ex-pat English tailor ...

“Flow” (2024): This enchanting, dialogue-free animated tale chronicles a cat’s struggle to survive during a worldwide deluge. Along the way, the intrepid feline encounters a variety of other animals ...

“Thelma” (2024): One of the most delightful surprises this year was this romp starring veteran actor June Squibb as a 93-year-old grandmother who doesn’t take it lying down when she gets scammed out ...

“The North Star” (1943): A Hollywood Stalinist musical? Believe it or not, yes. Even weirder, it’s got a gold-star pedigree: Directed by Lewis Milestone, designed by William Cameron Menzies, written ...

“Past Lives” (2023): Greta Lee plays a New York writer who left Korea when she was young, leaving her childhood crush (Teo Yoo) behind. The movie explores their lives at ages 12, 24 and 36 as they ...

Like old or unusual movies? Here’s a review: “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023): So here’s one of the three best movies from last year (the other two are “American Fiction” and “Poor Things”). Sandra Hüller ...

It’s not quiet on the Oscar front and here are some of this year’s nominees: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022): There have been several versions of the famous Eric Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel, ...

Enjoy old or unusual movies? Here’s a review: “Death of a Shadow” (2012): This creepy short film is a surrealistic fable about death and fate. Mathias Schoenaerts, a Belgian favorite in this column, ...

“Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster” (2025): The RMS Titanic is the gift that keeps on giving. Its haunting hold over our hearts continues to this day. And it still claims victims. Five people died ...

“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1928): More POE-tober includes this intense version of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous gothic tale that seems to channel the author’s mood in an uncanny way. First, of all, ...

Note: These are very rowdy, horrific movies that are not for everyone, but if you’re a sicko like me, they’re bloody good fun! “Barbarian” (2022): I guess it was inevitable that “Airbnb Mix-ups” would ...