Let the Right One In (2008)

Let the Right One In (2008)

[8]  An austere Swedish import that is both a touching coming-of-age story and a disturbing horror film. Let the Right One In centers around twelve-year-old Oskar, a bullied boy who befriends a strange new girl whose arrival into the community…
Shadow (2009)

Shadow (2009)

[8] Crazed hunters pursue an American mountain cyclist through the misty Austrian wilderness until all parties fall prey to a super-sick and twisted, almost supernatural character referred to as Mortis. Director Federico Zampaglione puts a few fresh spins on this…
The Good German (2006)

The Good German (2006)

[5] George Clooney and Cate Blanchett star in Steven Soderbergh's homage to war-time film noir, right down to the black and white 4x3 Academy aspect ratio. Clooney plays an American military journalist who tries to figure out who shot his…
Monster (2003)

Monster (2003)

[8] Charlize Theron stars as Aileen Wuornos, the infamous Florida prostitute who became a serial killer, in this film chronicling her last few months of freedom before being captured and executed in 2002. Writer/director Patty Jenkins doesn't shy away from…
Eden Lake (2008)

Eden Lake (2008)

[8] This is probably one of the most brutal and harrowing horror films of the past ten or fifteen years. Michael Fassbender hopes to pop the question to his girlfriend Kelly Reilly over a romantic weekend that spirals into a…
Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Jeepers Creepers (2001)

[7] Jeepers Creepers begins with a Spielbergesque road 'Duel', and then evolves into a disturbing mystery. Justin Long and Gina Philips give solid performances playing a brother and sister who unwittingly fall prey to the 'Creeper', director Victor Salva's stab…
Winged Migration (2003)

Winged Migration (2003)

[7] How they shot Winged Migration is almost more fascinating than the film itself. The filmmakers rigged camera equipment to ultralight planes and imprinted with hatching birds of various species to get as close to their subjects as possible. The…
The King (2005)

The King (2005)

[7] Gael Garcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien) and William Hurt star in this dark, disturbing drama about a troubled young Navy officer (Bernal) who comes to Corpus Christi to find the father he's never met (Hurt). Unfortunately, Hurt's character…
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

[7] Episode III is far and away the best of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Everything I don't like about the previous two films remains true, namely that it's over-produced and the characters aren't very interesting or engaging. But at…
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

[6] Part two of George Lucas' Star Wars prequel trilogy is still cluttered and over-produced like the previous installment, but it's a modest improvement over part one, thanks in large part to a solid final act. But man, oh, man,…