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  • The Flight Of The Phoenix (1965)
    Review preview for The Flight Of The Phoenix

    It's not the action or the tension that makes this film important; it's its position at a point of historic and cinematic flux.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of men are stranded in the desert after their plane gets caught in a sandstorm.
  • Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
    Review preview for Kiss Me Deadly

    It has all the classic elements of the American noir crime genre - sharp suits, fast cars, guns, conspiracy, dark secrets and dangerous women.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Classic detective thriller, where seduction and murder hide a deadly secret.
  • Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
    Review preview for Twilight's Last Gleaming

    The tension escalates well in the first half; it slackens a bit later, but by then the film has had time to develop its broader themes and introduce different types of existential threat.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A renegade general takes over a nuclear missile silo and starts making demands.
  • What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)
    Review preview for What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

    Towering performances from two of the twentieth century's greatest stars, a mercilessly witty script and direction which pulls no punches - quite simply the greatest melodrama of its era.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Two sisters, a former child star and a now disabled Hollywood actress, are bound together by co-dependency and mutual resentment.

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