A Night in Heaven (1983)

A Night in Heaven (1983)

[4] Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon) and Lesley Ann Warren (Clue) star in this incredibly unfocused drama about a young community college teacher who enters into an affair with a handsome student failing her class. The tawdriness begins when she…
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

[7] Nicolas Cage plays himself in this meta action-comedy that finds the actor on the verge of reluctant retirement before a wealthy fan (The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal) summons him to coastal Spain for a birthday party. Once there, the two…
Gambling Ship (1933)

Gambling Ship (1933)

[4] Cary Grant stars as a gambling boss who leaves New York after getting acquitted by a jury. He intends to turn over a new leaf, especially when he falls in love with a charming woman (Benita Hume) on a…
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

[6] In the first and least successful of their screen pairings, Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant star as swindlers who end up running a traveling vaudeville show on the shores of England. Hepburn's character disguises herself as a young man…
Boys on the Side (1995)

Boys on the Side (1995)

[5] Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, and Drew Barrymore star in this 'girl power' road trip movie from director Herbert Ross (Steel Magnolias, Footloose). Goldberg plays a singer who wants to leave New York for Los Angeles and decides to make…
The Northman (2022)

The Northman (2022)

[9] Before seeing The Northman, I already considered director Robert Eggers the most exciting director working today. His debut film, The Witch, is my favorite film of the 21st century thus far, and The Lighthouse is a fascinating follow-up. With…
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

[5] Jason Voorhees is back, and this time he's stabbing in three dimensions. For the third installment of the Friday the 13th franchise, Paramount Pictures added the gimmick of 3D to attract young horror fans. But even if you don't…
One Crazy Summer (1986)

One Crazy Summer (1986)

[5] Writer/director Savage Steve Holland reteams with John Cusack for another absurd comedy in the vein of Better Off Dead. This time, Cusack heads to Nantucket island after graduating from high school. Once there, he and his friends come to…
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

[7] Kathleen Turner stars as a divorcee-to-be who passes out at her twenty-five-year high school reunion. When she wakes up, she's transported back to 1960 in the body of her teenaged self. Unsure how she got there or if she'll…
Demon Wind (1990)

Demon Wind (1990)

[2] First off, Demon Wind is not about farts. If it were, it would most assuredly be a more interesting movie. Instead, it's about a young man (Eric Larson) who drags a bunch of his friends to the ruins of…