Helen Mirren’s signature performance as London’s DCI Jane Tennison, who must track down a serial killer while battling sexism in the police department.
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Strangers on a Train
Tennis star Farley Granger is sucked into a madman’s plans for a Criss-Cross Murder. Topnotch Hitchcock.
View Strangers on a Train »Birds, The
Very good Hitchcock, based on Daphne du Maurier’s fable of avian terrorism. So-so performance by Tippi Hedren mars an otherwise classy film with fine performances from Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jessica Tandy.
View Birds, The »Notting Hill
Bright romantic comedy about a movie star who may or may not be falling for an ordinary bloke. While Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are good, the one you’ll remember is Rhys Ifans as Hugh’s uninhibited and totally winning housemate. Warm story handled deftly by all, with a great soundtrack.
View Notting Hill »Mark of Zorro, The
Lots of fun as the masked Curse of Capistrano fights corruption in early California.
View Mark of Zorro, The »Dirty Pretty Things
Illegal immigrants—one with a mysterious past—navigate the hazards of London’s unseen underbelly. People come to hotels at night to do dirty things. It is our job to make them look pretty.
View Dirty Pretty Things »Letter to Three Wives, A
The letter announces that their friend and sometime rival has run off with one of their husbands… but doesn’t say which. Stranded on a daylong boat ride, the wives replay their marriages and wonder who has been abandoned.
View Letter to Three Wives, A »Wizard of Speed and Time, The
Surreal movie about the tribulations of making an independent movie is also an entertaining glimpse at the world of special effects.
View Wizard of Speed and Time, The »Diner
Barry Levinson’s pæan to 1950s Baltimore features a human script and a nice ensemble of young actors.
View Diner »Ladyhawke
Fun fantasy of doomed lovers Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer and their attempt to escape an evil bishop’s curse with the help of thief Gaston the Mouse (Matthew Broderick).
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