Act of Violence (1949) Directed by Fred Zinneman (82 minutes)
Frank Enley (Van Heflin) and Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) were best friends and served together during World War II. When they were captured by the Germans and spent time in […]
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Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England
Oaklin Nettlewood used to be an evil cultist, until they were freed from the Enchantrix’s mind control spells. With a guilty conscience and a memory full of holes, they buy a farm in cozy […]
Cleveland’s Naughty Parts: True Tales of Vice, Sin and Bad Behavior Book by Jim Sweeney
Jim Sweeney’s latest book is a collection of bawdy stories from Cleveland’s colorful past. From a burning river of whiskey to the World’s Longest Striptease; from the bank robber who used a business card […]
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Advise and Consent (1962) Directed by Otto Preminger (138 minutes)
This film is a political drama about a fierce U.S. Senate battle over a controversial Secretary of State nominee, Robert Leffingwell. The confirmation hearings expose lies, political blackmail and hidden […]
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Bleak House follows the intertwining lives of orphans Esther Summerson, Richard Carstone, and Ada Clare, who are trapped in the endless Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit. While the case drags on, Esther uncovers her identity as […]
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
In Five Survive by Holly Jackson, six teenagers embark on a spring break RV trip. A sniper shoots out their tires, trapping them in an isolated location. The sniper gives them eight hours […]
Thieves’ Highway (1949) Directed by Jules Dassin (87 minutes)
World War II veteran Nico Garcos (Richard Conte) returns home to find that his father has been maimed, and his trucking business hijacked. The man responsible is local mobster Mike […]
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is an eco-thriller set in a remote Polish village. The elderly, eccentric protagonist, Janina, believes that persecuted local animals are enacting supernatural, murderous […]
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers is a cozy mystery about 60-year-old Vera Wong, a bored, lonely woman looking for a new lease on life—which comes in the form of a […]
Starside by Alex Aster
Starside follows Aris, a blacksmith’s apprentice, as she enters a deadly quest to kill the gods who destroyed her village, navigating a perilous world of magic, monsters, and political intrigue.
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The Old Man and the Sea (1958) Directed by John Sturges (86 minutes)
This film is based on the 1952 novella, Old Man and the Sea, written by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Written between December 1950 and February 1951, it was the […]
Cleveland Mafia Summit: Seized at the Statler
On December 5th, 1928, a secretive early meeting of the American Mafi a was to take place at Cleveland’s Hotel Statler. The Cleveland Police had other ideas and raided the […]