Thriller
Rod Lott
Before Rod Lurie's remake opens in theaters, see the original "Straw Dogs," Sam Peckinpah's controversial study in violence from 1971. Or at least see its second hour, as the quasi-Western is far from perfect, contrary to what its cult rep may say otherwise. (Heck, spot the camera twice clearly reflected in our lead couple's car windows in the opening scenes.)

Thriller
Rod Lott
As much as America loves "The Untouchables," as huge of a cult following "Scarface" has, I've long thought of "Dressed to Kill" as Brian De Palma's masterpiece — a viewpoint only cemented by its new, unrated Blu-ray.

Thriller
Rod Lott
For those who tire of seeing every year's crop of high school seniors get brand-new Beemers for graduation (oooh, how hard high school is!), "The Entitled" may serve as a wish-fulfillment fantasy.

Thriller
Rod Lott
From 1958, “Cry Terror!” wastes no time, doing its best to earn that exclamation point. Even as the opening credits are still going, two men talking spell out practically the entire plot:

Thriller
Rod Lott
Not to be confused with a certain superhero series or a Spike Lee biopic, “X” is an unrated thriller about an X-rated lifestyle: having sex with men for money.

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Rod Lott
For the exploitation explorer on a budget, Mill Creek Entertainment’s loosely themed sets culled from the Crown International library are irresistible. With 12 female-centric films on three double-sided DVDs, “Dangerous Babes” promises “18 hours of hard-to-find cinematic classics,” and comes through on every word except “classics.”

Thriller
Rod Lott
Think about a really funny joke you were told. Would you like it as much if the setup were thrice as long as the punch line required?

Thriller
Rod Lott
Hey, have you seen this year's new model? I don't even think Car & Driver has covered it yet. Get this: It drives by itself.

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Rod Lott
Alfred Hitchcock's early films are no stranger to bargain-priced box sets of DVDs, but not usually all in one place. Or almost in one place.

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Doug Bentin
Ever since the glory days of “Perry Mason,” I’ve been a sucker for stories about slick lawyers who live along the thin line of professional ethics, sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other.

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Rod Lott
Aussie thriller “The Clinic” begins on Christmas Eve 1979, "six years before the advent of DNA testing," the odd title read, and the visibly pregnant Beth (Tabrett Bethell, TV’s “Legend of the Seeker”) and Cameron (Andy Whitfield, TV’s “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”) are headed to spend it with her mother.

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Rod Lott
Following in the frenzied footsteps of such brain-screwers as Christopher Nolan's "Memento," "The Prestige" and "Inception" comes the equally intelligent "Source Code," director Duncan Jones' follow-up to his earlier acclaimed mind-bender "Moon."

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Rod Lott
Meet Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper, "The Hangover Part II"), a near-penniless sci-fi novelist with an impending deadline, writer's block and not one word put to digital paper. Then a chance meeting on

Thriller
Rod Lott
Val Kilmer’s stab at resurrecting The Saint as a film franchise bombed big in 1997 (I liked it, FWIW), but in Hollywood’s Golden Age, there were no such troubles.

Thriller
Rod Lott
Eva Green hit moviegoers’ collective radar as eye candy in “The Dreamers” and “Casino Royale,” which makes her stellar performance in “Cracks” that much more remarkable.