Stories by @rwhite18

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (2016)

A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.

A Woman Under the Influence (1964)

Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.

Vertigo (2028)

An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems. Hitchcock's haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director's own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of his masterworks.

The Night of the Hunter (2025)

A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

The Shining (1960)

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.

Breaking Away (2019)

A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.

A Face in the Crowd (2017)

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Network (1986)

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.

Rocky (1966)

A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Predator (1967)

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Mortal Kombat vs DC

What if the two legendary franchises faced off

Aliens (1976)

Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.

The French Connection (1961)

It tells the story of fictional NYPD detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, whose real-life counterparts were narcotics detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, in pursuit of wealthy French heroin smuggler Alain Charnier

Klute (2010s)

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.

What Actors Could've Played Frasier Crane in Various Decades?

Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane is a fictional character who is both a supporting character on the American television sitcom Cheers and the titular protagonist of its spin-off Frasier and the latter’s 2023 reboot. In all three series he is portrayed by Kelsey Grammer.

What Actresses Could've Played Clarice Sterling in Various Decades?

Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. In the 1991 film adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs, she was played by Jodie Foster, while in the 2001 film adaptation of Hannibal, she was played by Julianne Moore.

Firefly (All Asian Cast)

Set 500 years in the future after a universal civil war, the crew of a small transport spaceship takes any job so long as it puts food on the table. The disparate men and women just want to survive and maybe have better lives, but they face constant challenges on the new frontier, such as the Reavers -- flesh-eating mongrels who live on the fringes of the universe.

Mad Max: Fury Road (1955)

Set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol and water are scarce commodities, Fury Road follows Max Rockatansky, who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa against cult leader Immortan Joe and his army, leading to a lengthy road battle.

Die Hard (1958)

NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands.

Home Alone (1980)

An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas eve.