Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates — including an older prisoner named Red — for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope. Afdah Review: The Shawshank Redemption is one of the biggest surprises of the year 1994. The best movie online? This is…

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective “cleaner”. But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda’s thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon’s footsteps. Afdah Review: Léon: The Professional – was the biggest surprise of the year 1994 It is my favorite crime movie because parts felt very similar to my life experience. I was so impressed of Léon: The Professional that I…

Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who’s after major ransom money. First it’s a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it’s a rigged bus–if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that’s still not the end. Afdah Review: One of the best in it’s genre, ever released. It is a pleasure for me to have a good movie, a few intelligent speakers, and these collective speeches reveal the central idea of the…