Misery (1990)

Misery (1990)

[8] Kathy Bates delivers a spooky Oscar-winning performance in Rob Reiner's film based on the novel by Stephen King. Screenwriter William Goldman builds a tremendous amount of tension and suspense with barely more than two characters and one room. The…
The Rookie (1990)

The Rookie (1990)

[3] A detective and a rookie cop team up to find a bad guy. I know. How original. Charlie Sheen gets my nomination for least charismatic performance in a motion picture here. The word "driftwood" comes to mind. The Rookie…
The Relic (1997)

The Relic (1997)

[7] If you love creature features as much as I do, you'll enjoy Peter Hyams' The Relic. Penelope Ann Miller stars as an anthropologist who teams with a cop (Tom Sizemore) to stop a supernatural creature after it wreaks havoc…
Event Horizon (1997)

Event Horizon (1997)

[7] A rescue team investigates a seemingly abandoned spacecraft that has been inside a black hole and discover that its... well, basically it's haunted. Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne star in this haunted spaceship flick that plays like a cross…
This Boy’s Life (1993)

This Boy’s Life (1993)

[6] This film, along with What's Eating Gilbert Grape, both released the same year, made young Leonardo DiCaprio a star. DiCaprio holds his own against the formidable Robert DeNiro, here playing an abusive step-father. The performances are good, but the…
Troll 2 (1990)

Troll 2 (1990)

[5] In the 'so bad, it's (almost) good' category, welcome to Troll 2. When a vacationing family discover a town full of goblins disguised as people, they have to escape before they become goblin food. This is one of the…
Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 2 (1999)

[8] Pixar returns to the toy box for another adventure with Woody, Buzz, and all the other toys who helped make the first Toy Story so memorable. This time around, Woody is kidnapped by a toy collector and the other…
Cousin Bette (1998)

Cousin Bette (1998)

[6] Jessica Lange and Elisabeth Shue star in this darkly comedic period piece about a bitter seamstress (Lange) who plots to ruin the lives of her late sister's husband and daughter after they refuse to accept her into their wealthy…
Grand Canyon (1991)

Grand Canyon (1991)

[8] This ensemble drama from Big Chill director Lawrence Kasdan is perhaps the most metaphor-laden movie I've ever seen. The screenplay (cowritten by Kasdan and his wife, Meg) gets pretentious and overreaching at times, but a well-meaning message and a…
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

[8] Disney goes Broadway in the first animated motion picture ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (in the days before they rolled out a separate category for the medium). This version of the classic fairy tale is fueled by…