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by Frank Showalter

Cast & Crew

"Round up the usual suspects."

87 Results
  1. A
    1. Abel Ferrara
      Abel Ferrara
      Director | Writer | Performer
      2
    2. Alfred Hitchcock
      Alfred Hitchcock
      Director | Writer | Performer
      40
    3. Anthony Shaffer
      4
  2. B
    1. Bela Lugosi
      Bela Lugosi
      Performer
      30
    2. Ben Johnson
      Ben Johnson
      Performer
      9
    3. Bette Davis
      Bette Davis
      Performer
      31
    4. Billy Wilder
      Billy Wilder
      Writer | Director
      22
    5. Boris Karloff
      Boris Karloff
      Performer
      44
    6. Brian De Palma
      Brian De Palma
      Director | Writer
      16
    7. Burt Reynolds
      Burt Reynolds
      Performer
      6
  3. C
    1. Cary Grant
      Cary Grant
      Performer
      54
    2. Christopher Lee
      41
    3. Clive Barker
      Clive Barker
      Writer | Director
      5
  4. D
    1. Dario Argento
      Dario Argento
      Writer | Director | Performer
      8
    2. David Cronenberg
      David Cronenberg
      Director | Writer | Performer
      12
    3. David Lean
      David Lean
      Director | Writer
      3
    4. David Mamet
      David Mamet
      Writer | Director
      6
    5. Dean Martin
      Dean Martin
      Performer
      16
    6. Don Siegel
      Don Siegel
      Director | Performer
      6
  5. E
    1. Errol Flynn
      Errol Flynn
      Performer | Writer
      8
  6. F
    1. Frank Sinatra
      Frank Sinatra
      Performer | Director
      37
    2. Fritz Lang
      Fritz Lang
      Director | Writer
      3
  7. G
    1. Gene Hackman
      Gene Hackman
      Performer
      7
    2. George A. Romero
      George A. Romero
      Director | Writer | Performer
      4
  8. H
    1. Howard Hawks
      Howard Hawks
      Director | Writer
      23
    2. Humphrey Bogart
      66
  9. I
    1. Ingmar Bergman
      Ingmar Bergman
      Director | Writer | Performer
      22
  10. J
    1. Jack Lemmon
      Jack Lemmon
      Performer
      12
    2. Jack Nicholson
      13
    3. James Coburn
      James Coburn
      Performer | Writer
      18
    4. James Garner
      James Garner
      Performer
      11
    5. James Stewart
      James Stewart
      Performer
      20
    6. John Boorman
      John Boorman
      Director | Writer | Performer
      3
    7. John Carpenter
      John Carpenter
      Director | Writer | Performer
      10
    8. John Ford
      John Ford
      Director | Writer
      50
    9. John Frankenheimer
      3
    10. John Huston
      John Huston
      Director | Writer | Performer
      30
    11. John Saxon
      John Saxon
      Performer
      7
    12. John Sturges
      John Sturges
      Director
      18
    13. John Wayne
      John Wayne
      Performer | Director
      89
  11. K
    1. Ken Russell
      Ken Russell
      Director | Writer | Performer
      4
    2. Klaus Kinski
      Klaus Kinski
      Performer
      5
  12. L
    1. Lee Marvin
      Lee Marvin
      Performer
      11
    2. Leigh Brackett
      4
    3. Lucio Fulci
      Lucio Fulci
      Director | Writer | Performer
      16
    4. Luis Buñuel
      Luis Buñuel
      Writer | Director
      1
  13. M
    1. Marilyn Monroe
      10
    2. Mario Bava
      Mario Bava
      Director | Writer
      3
    3. Martin Scorsese
      Martin Scorsese
      Director | Performer
      1
    4. Michael Caine
      Michael Caine
      Performer
      23
    5. Michael Haneke
      Michael Haneke
      Writer | Director
      5
    6. Michele Soavi
      Michele Soavi
      Director | Performer | Writer
      4
  14. N
    1. Neil LaBute
      Neil LaBute
      Writer | Director
      2
  15. O
    1. Oliver Reed
      Oliver Reed
      Performer
      9
  16. P
    1. Paul Newman
      Paul Newman
      Performer
      5
    2. Paul Thomas Anderson
      Paul Thomas Anderson
      Writer | Director
      3
    3. Paul Verhoeven
      Paul Verhoeven
      Director | Writer
      2
    4. Peter Cushing
      Peter Cushing
      Performer
      33
  17. Q
    1. Quentin Tarantino
      Quentin Tarantino
      Writer | Director | Performer
      4
  18. R
    1. Raymond Chandler
      9
    2. Ridley Scott
      Ridley Scott
      Director
      3
    3. Robert Altman
      Robert Altman
      Director | Writer
      2
    4. Robert Mitchum
      Robert Mitchum
      Performer | Writer
      49
    5. Roger Corman
      Roger Corman
      Director | Performer | Writer
      12
    6. Roman Polanski
      Roman Polanski
      Director | Writer | Performer
      5
  19. S
    1. Sam Peckinpah
      Sam Peckinpah
      Director | Writer | Performer
      9
    2. Sean Connery
      Sean Connery
      Performer
      13
    3. Sergio Leone
      Sergio Leone
      Writer | Director
      2
    4. Sergio Martino
      Sergio Martino
      Director | Writer
      3
    5. Sidney Lumet
      Sidney Lumet
      Director | Writer
      7
    6. Stanley Baker
      Stanley Baker
      Performer
      4
    7. Stanley Kubrick
      Stanley Kubrick
      Director | Writer
      7
    8. Stephen King
      Stephen King
      Writer | Performer
      2
    9. Steve McQueen
      Steve McQueen
      Performer
      17
  20. T
    1. Tobe Hooper
      Tobe Hooper
      Director | Writer | Performer
      3
    2. Tod Browning
      Tod Browning
      Director | Writer
      6
    3. Tom Atkins
      Tom Atkins
      Performer
      7
    4. Tony Scott
      Tony Scott
      Director | Writer
      4
  21. U
    1. Umberto Lenzi
      Umberto Lenzi
      Writer | Director
      1
  22. V
    1. Vincent Price
      Vincent Price
      Performer
      41
  23. W
    1. Ward Bond
      Ward Bond
      Performer
      26
    2. Warren Oates
      Warren Oates
      Performer
      8
    3. Wes Anderson
      Wes Anderson
      Writer | Director
      3
    4. Wes Craven
      Wes Craven
      Director | Writer | Performer
      11
    5. William Friedkin
      William Friedkin
      Director | Writer
      5
    6. William Holden
      40
    7. William Powell
      48
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by Frank Showalter

Hi there, I'm Frank, a husband and father old enough to have sat wide-eyed during E.T's first theatrical run, I've been watching, absorbing, and dissecting films ever since.

This site began in 2003 when I realized two things: I had become the designated “movie guy” among my friends (you know, the one everyone asks about every new release), and I was frequently experiencing the peculiar déjà vu of realizing, halfway through a film, that I'd already seen it. Clearly, I needed a system.

What began as personal record-keeping evolved into this little corner of the internet where I share my thoughts on everything from blockbusters to obscure indies that deserved better.

New visitors might want to start by reading about how I grade films. After that, feel free to browse my reviews. If you're looking for something that flew under the radar but deserves your attention, I recommend my underseen gems section. Or, for those moments when you want to feel righteously contrarian, I maintain an list of overrated disappointments.

I also keep a viewing log that tracks everything I watch, whether it gets a full review or not, complete with stats. In an age of endless content, sometimes the act of remembering what we've seen becomes as important as the seeing itself.

And finally, if you're curious about what's on my critical horizon, my watchlist details the films I plan to review and why they've caught my interest.

In an era of algorithmic recommendations and corporate marketing machines, consider this site a human alternative—one person's attempt to catalog the vast ocean of cinema and maybe help a few fellow travelers along the way.

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