Out of Sight
When a bank robber and his partner escape from prison, they soon find US marshals hot on their trail. Unexpectedly, however, the robber soon finds himself falling for one of the cops trying to arrest him. Craig and Alan discuss…
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Jurassic Park
Paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park's mastermind, billionaire John Hammond, assures everyone that the facility is safe, they…
The Omen
American diplomat Robert secretly adopts Damien when his wife, Katherine delivers a stillborn child. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the…
Valkyrie
Col. Claus von Stauffenberg serves Germany with loyalty and pride but fears that Hitler will destroy his country if allowed to run unchecked. With time running out for Germany and the rest of Europe, von Stauffenberg joins a group of…
Time After Time
When Jack the Ripper flees across time in one of H.G. Wells' inventions, Wells follows him to the 20th Century. Now, in a city and a time completely unknown to him, Wells must find a way to stop the Ripper…
12 Monkeys
A convict from the year 2035 is sent back to 1996, where he attempts to find the cause of a deadly virus that has ravaged his future world. With help from a beautiful psychiatrist, the time traveler tracks the germ's…
The Manchurian Candidate
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw lauded as a hero. However, the Shaw’s commander, Captain Bennett…
Young Sherlock Holmes
When a plague of bizarre, puzzling murders grip London, young Holmes and his newfound friend Watson find themselves unwittingly entangled in the dark mystery. So ”the game is afoot!” And the budding detective is off on an adventure to solve…
Basic Instinct
When tough but vulnerable detective Nick Curran meets a cold, calculating novelist with insatiable sexual urges, he is caught in a deadly web of betrayal, lies, and murder--quickly descending into San Francisco's dark and dangerous underworld where suspicions mount, bodies…
Jack Reacher
Patreon Membership month concludes with a patreon episode from May 2020! Craig and Alan (he's back!) discuss books vs movies, smart big guys, Tom Cruise's work ethic and the movie "Jack Reacher" on this month's exclusive episode of Matinee Heroes!…