the strange love of martha ivers (1946)

"Don't look back, baby"
Three children are involved in a tragedy that changes their lives irrecuably. The streetwise Sam Masterson (Van Heflin), the timid Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas), with an ambitious father, and Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck), an orphaned heiress. All are present when Martha finally breaks at the incessent taunts of her Aunt, causing her to fall to her death. Walters father takes control, forcing Martha to marry Walter, whilst Sam runs away. Eighteen years later Sam reappears creating a highly charged atmosphere, as Martha and Walter fear he is there to blackmail them, and Walter further fears that Martha and Sam still carry a torch for each other.
A melodramatic film-noir centered on Barbra Stanwyck's ruthlessly controlling business woman, in this debut appearance of Kirk Douglas.

the cabinet of caligari (1962)

"We are none of us masters of our own fate."
Jane Lindstorm (Glynis Johns), a lone girl on vacation, suffers a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. She eventually finds a large house and appeals for help. After recieving a charming welcome from Caligari (Dan O'Herlihy) Jane soon becomes uneasy about here host.
A homage to the silent classic, rather than a remake, this Robert Bloch scripted horror feels more like a Twilight Zone episode than a film, in this lesser psychological terror.

robot overlords (2014)

"I'm a boy... and I can prove it."
Robots take over the planet, with everyone given an implant to keep them under curfew. That is until a group of kids led by Sean (Callan McAuliff) stumble on a way to disable the tag, and then set off to find Sean's dad.
A rather simplistic plot that works OK as a family adventure film.

our miss fred (1972)

"We must stop meeting like this"
Fred Wimbush (Danny La Rue) is a drag act playing to the troops during WWII and is captured by the Germans in France. He then has the good fortune to be released as they think he's a girl, and remains in character whilst trying to escape back to Britain.
Vaguely comic slapstick overplayed for all its worth!

deathsport (1978)

"Take away my body and my soul will still be mine."
A distant post-apocalyptic future sees Lord Zirpola (David McLean) capture the Desert Range Guides Kaz (David Carradine), and Deneer (Claudia Jennings). He then forces them to fight to the death in a savage motorcycle race called Deathsport.
The best thing about this film is the poster! A weak and cheaply made b-movie that lacks the humour of much of Corman's output.

red sun (1970)

aka Soleil Rouge
"I don't care who he is"
A Japanese diplomatic mission delivering a sword to the U.S. president, is causght up in a robbery by the notorious outlaws, Gauche (Alain Delon) and Link (Charles Bronson). During the attack Link is double-crossed by Gauche, who makes off with the sword. Part of the delegation, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune) is tasked with retrieving the artifact, with Link forced to team up with the samurai and along the way encounter a couple of beautiful women (Capucine and Ursula Andress).
A culture clash western with a sprinkling of buddy comedy, and an unusual amount of gore.

guns, girls and gangsters (1959)

"She may not be bult in, but she's sure built."
Chuck Wheeler (Gerald Mohr) is an ex-con planning to heist an armored car. Included in his plans are shady club owner Joe Darren (Grant Richards) and his lounge singer girlfriend, Vi (Mamie Van Doren). Unfortunatelty Vi's husband (Lee Van Cleef) is a trigger happy con, who breaks out of jail, and is likely to cause trouble!
The script keeps a fast pace helped along by Mamie's two show numbers in this slick noirish drama.