Actor Terry Kinney (1954)

The Watcher (2022–2024) is an American mystery thriller television series created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix. It premiered on October 13, 2022. It was loosely based on a 2018 article by Reeves Wiedeman for the New York magazine’s website The Cut. A married couple, after moving into their dream home in a fictionalized version of Westfield, New Jersey, receive creepy letters from a stalker who uses the pseudonym ‘The Watcher’.

The Little Things (2021) is an American neo-noir psychological crime thriller film directed and written by John Lee Hancock, with Mark Johnson as co-producer. Set in 1990, a teenage girl is pursued on a highway by a motorist. She seeks refuge at an abandoned gas station and catches the attention of a passing truck driver, successfully escaping her pursuer. In Bakersfield, Deputy Sheriff Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon is sent to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to gather evidence for a recent homicide case. Accompanied by newly appointed lead detective ...

Gus Van Sant’s drama, Promised Land (2012), follows the journey of Steve Butler as he climbs the ranks at Global Crosspower Solutions, an energy company focused on fracking for natural gas. With a proven record of efficiently and cost-effectively securing mineral rights leases from land owners, Butler catches the attention of top management. Teaming up with his partner Sue Thomason, Butler travels to a struggling farming community in Pennsylvania where residents take great pride in their long-standing family farms. Having grown up in a town similar to this one, Butler is determined to win over the locals on behalf ...

The television film, George Wallace (1997), was brought to life by the talented producer and director, John Frankenheimer. It delves into the intricate political journey of a man who undergoes a significant transformation. Starting off as a typical judge in the south, Wallace maneuvers his way to political prominence and gains notoriety as one of the most despised figures in American politics. However, his world is turned upside down when an assassination attempt leaves him incapacitated and forces him to confront his actions. The film chronicles Wallace’s journey, starting from ...

Sleepers (1996), an American crime drama film, was written, produced and directed by Barry Levinson. It is based on Lorenzo Carcaterra’s novel of the same name. Childhood friends Lorenzo ‘Shakes’ Carcaterra, Tommy Marcano, Michael Sullivan and John Reilly reside in Hell’s Kitchen during the 1960s. Their parish priest Father ‘Bobby’ Carillo, who has had a troubled past himself, attempts to guide them towards making good decisions. While still engaging in pranks and working for local gangster King Benny, the boys take things too far when ...

Devil in a Blue Dress  (1995), an American neo-noir mystery thriller film, was written and directed by Carl Franklin based on Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name. Set in the Summer of 1948 in Los Angeles, it follows Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins after he is laid off from his job at Champion Aircraft and needs to make ends meet. Easy’s bartender friend Joppy introduces him to DeWitt Albright, a white P.I. who is searching for Daphne Monet, a missing white woman. Despite feeling anxious about meeting Albright due to past experiences with someone similar, ...

The Good Old Boys (1995), an American Western television film, was helmed by Tommy Lee Jones and co-written by Jones and J.T. Allen. It was adapted from the novel of the same title by Elmer Kelton, published in 1978. The story centers on an older cowboy who is torn between his longing for independence and his duty to care for his family.

Sydney Pollack directed The Firm (1993), an American legal thriller. Mitch McDeere, a top Harvard Law School graduate, is offered a lucrative position by boutique law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke in Memphis, Tennessee. He and his wife Abby relocate there as he prepares for the Tennessee bar exam. Mitch receives guidance from senior partner Avery Tolar on the firm’s strict values of loyalty, confidentiality, and high fees. Despite the enticing perks such as a new house, a Mercedes-Benz, and paid-off student loans, Abby resents the firm’s interference in employees’ personal lives. Despite working long hours, Mitch passes the bar exam but this ...

Body Snatchers (1993) is an American sci-fi horror flick helmed by director Abel Ferrara. The film follows the story of Steve Malone, an Environmental Protection Agency agent who is tasked with investigating the potential ecological effects caused by military activities at a base in Alabama. Accompanying him on this mission are his teenage daughter Marti from his first marriage, his second wife Carol, and his stepson Andy. During their journey to the base, they make a pit stop at a gas station where Marti has a frightening encounter with an MP armed with a knife. The MP lets her go after noticing her distress, seemingly ...