Through floods of color and geometric framing, Dario Argento creates a surreal and dreamlike sanctum of evil before puncturing the illusion with tactile death traps. Suspiria Moviestore/Shutterstock SuspiriaĪ ballet academy draws dancers from around the world to be torn to shreds by a coven of witches in the 1977 thriller. The whip-smart script turns corner after corner until there’s no way to know which way is up, but it’s a joy to simply surrender to the story’s loop-de-loops. Available on Tubi. CharadeĬary Grant and Audrey Hepburn are as charming as ever in this snazzy, colorful caper. Beginning with the horrors of the trenches during World War I, the story simply moves from one death trap to another, revealing the fragility of these men under terrifying circumstances. Available on Tubi and YouTube. Stanley Kubrick pulls no punches in this war film about an officer (Kirk Douglas) defending three soldiers against a death sentence for refusing to engage in a suicide attack.
Orson Welles brings his usual showmanship directing and starring in this dizzy film noir about a Nazi fugitive embedded in American society whose past catches up with him. Available on Tubi. A riveting portrait of a class system in close quarters, the film effectively made John Ford and John Wayne synonymous with the Western. Available on Tubi. Stagecoach Moviestore/Shutterstock StagecoachĪ group of strangers piles into a horse-drawn carriage and are sent wheeling across the frontier.
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