Creepshow (1982)
[8] George Romero directs an anthology from Stephen King in this homage to colorful horror comics of the 1950s. All five tales are pretty good. In Father's Day, a deceased patriarch comes back to life to torment his heirs. Then…
Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
[7] This decent little horror anthology produced by Bryan Singer serves up four tales of Halloween fright. Each of the stories feels like a small-town myth, the kind that haunts a community for generations. I particularly liked the one about…
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
[6] Reviled in its initial release for lacking any appearance of Michael Myers, truth is Halloween III ain't that bad, it's just mis-titled. It plays like an expanded episode of Twilight Zone or Outer Limits, centered around an oafish hero…
Mystery Date (1991)
[4] Ethan Hawke stars in this action comedy about a shy high school boy whose older brother sets him up on a date with the girl next door. While Mystery Date starts out like a John Hughes movie, it quickly…
Earthquake (1974)
[5] Earthquake is one of many disaster films that came out in the early '70s -- the kind where a rag-tag team of waning celebrities band together to get thrown around for a couple of hours. In this one, Charlton…
The Letter (1940)
[4] Bette Davis stars as a woman charged with murder. She claims it was self defense, but opposing counsel discovers a letter that threatens her verdict -- a letter she wrote to the deceased on the day she shot him...…
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
[7] The Boy Who Could Fly is a goofy movie, but it has a lot of heart. Lucy Deakins stars as Milly, a fourteen-year-old girl who has just moved to a new town after her father committed suicide. She discovers…
Encino Man (1992)
[5] While digging a pool, two high school losers (Sean Astin and Pauly Shore) discover a caveman frozen in ice in their own back yard. They introduce him to the twentieth century and take him to school, hoping he'll improve…
Bad Johnson (2014)
[4] Cam Gigandet (Easy A, Twilight) stars as a playboy whose penis detaches and manifests as its own person (Nick Thune). I'm all for absurd concepts and sex comedies, but Bad Johnson plays it too safe and formulaic to leave…
Beautiful Thing (1996)
[8] This British independent flick is a far better gay 'coming out' movie than most. Glen Berry plays Jamie, a teenager who skips school to avoid harassment during gym class, and Scott Neal plays Ste, Jamie's next door neighbor. When…