CHAMPION (1949)
In the USA of the 1940s, a boxer’s rise to success in the ring is paralleled by increasing conflict in his private life
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
After his business partner is mysteriously shot, private detective Sam Spade finds himself plunged into a web of plotting and deceit.
Karloff at Columbia (1935-1942)
Six films that horror icon Boris Karloff made for Columbia Pictures, a collaboration which produced some of his finest acting roles.
Tales from the Urban Jungle • BRUTE FORCE (1947) | THE NAKED CITY (1948)
A double-bill of film noir classics from Arrow Academy on Blu-ray.
THE INVISIBLE MAN APPEARS (1949) • THE INVISIBLE MAN vs. THE HUMAN FLY (1957)
Two unique Japanese riffs on H.G Wells’ classic character, also indebted to Universal’s iconic film series...
INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES: The Complete Film Series (1943-45)
There are distinct shades of film noir in Universal’s Inner Sanctum series of B Movies, released between 1943-45, particularly in their expressionist photographic style...
THE WESTERNER (1940)
Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders.
THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
When an assassin shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he's paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who's working for foreign spies.
THE LADY EVE (1941)
A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him.
CRISS CROSS (1949)
An armoured truck driver and his ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed.
REBECCA (1940)
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
BLACK ANGEL (1946)
When a man is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent... aided by the victim's ex-husband.