drowning by numbers (1988)

"You women are getting too proficient at this."
Cissie Colpitts (Joan Plowright) drowns her husband having tired of his adulatory. With the help of the coroner, the murder is covered up. But her daughters (Juliet Stevenson & Joely Richardson) are having similar problems and are soon looking at their mother's example as a way out.
Classic 80's art house, that is as beautiful as it is convoluted.

mysteries (1978)

aka Evil Mysteries. Knut Hamsun's Mysteries
"I am a stranger here, I have lost my way."
A wealthy stranger called Johan Nagel (Rutger Hauer), turns up in a remote town. He befriends Midget (David Rappaport), who narrates the tale, and becomes romantically linked with an engaged women, Dany (Sylvia Kristel), but the longer he is in town, the more erratic his behaviour becomes.
Uninvolving romantic drama.

the astral factor (1976)

aka Invisible Strangler. The Astral Fiend.
"You say one word about this and I'll kill yer."
A convict develops paranormal abilities in jail, and uses them to break out. Once out he his new found powers come in handy to stalk and kill the five women who testified against him in court. All whilst Detective Barrett (Robert Foxworth) tries to puzzle out what is occurring and stop it.
It tries to develop the characters around this slight story, and uses some good actresses in the process, (Stephanie Powers, Elke Sommers, and Sue Lyons), but the stilted direction doesn't help.

escape from hellhole (1978)

aka Hell Hole. Kawin kontrak.
"You have yet to experience the real joys of life..."
A Punjabi girl (Guphy Sintara) gets tricked into moving in with Uncle MG (Dicky Zulkarnaen), not knowing that he is a pimp, specialising in virgins. But things only get worse, as when she doesn't submit to his ways she is thrown into his private jail.
As cheap and nasty as it sounds.

mitchell (1975)

"He's lying and he's not going to get away with it."
Socialite Walter Deaney (John Saxon) kills a burglar in cold blood, and fixes it to look like he had no choice but kill the man. Something that Mitchell (Joe Don Baker) immediately thinks is fishy. To stop him investigating further Mitchell is tasked with the 24hr surveillance of John Cummings (Martin Balsam) a businessman suspected of importing heroin. Complicating Mitchell's life is the arrival of 'birthday present' Greta (Linda Evans).
Passable cop flick, that lacks a central character with charm.

the stranger (1946)

aka Date with Destiny.
"I am not interested in proving he is not Charles Rankin, I am only interested in proving he is Franz Kindler."
A war crimes investigator Mr Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) hunts for the Nazi war criminal Franz Kindler who has erased all evidence of his existance, in an attempt to cover his tracks. But Wilson manages to follow a trail to Connecticut, and possible suspect Charles Rankin. Can he crack Rankin or will Rankin's unknowing wife Mary (Loretta Young) unravel first.
Suspense filled thriller, that racks up the tension minute by minute.

atomic cyborg (1989)

aka Hands of Steel. Return of the Terminator. Arms of Steel.
"It's our only chance of salvation." An Ecological leader with the chance of changing the world for the better is attacked by what turns out to be a human/cyborg (Daniel Greene) developed by industrialist Francis Turner (John Saxon). But having failed in his task, both the police and his bosses are after him.
Low grade fare, with a bad script, acting and special effects.