Love Object (2002)

Love Object (2002)

[6] Dexter's Desmond Harrington stars in this competent psycho-sexual horror flick about a guy who confuses reality and fantasy after falling in love with a lifelike sex doll. After gaining a little sexual confidence through his interaction with the doll,…
Heights (2004)

Heights (2004)

[7] Director Chris Terrio tackles a New York City slice of life flick that follows five different characters through the course of 24 hours. There's a pretentiousness about the way in which the characters end up being related, but it's…
Knock on Any Door (1949)

Knock on Any Door (1949)

[4] Humphrey Bogart defends a juvenile delinquent (John Derek) in this uneven and heavy-handed flick from director Nicholas Ray. Didn't care for Derek in this movie, but Bogey makes a nice courtroom stand at the end. The best thing about…
Hereafter (2010)

Hereafter (2010)

[6] Moderately entertaining supernatural drama from director Clint Eastwood. The film follows three separate story lines that come together in the end. Matt Damon plays a reluctant psychic who can commune with the dead; Cecile de France plays a news…
Of Human Hearts (1938)

Of Human Hearts (1938)

[6] Walter Huston and Jimmy Stewart star as a father and son at odds with one another in the years preceding The Civil War. Huston's a preacher and Stewart's character wants to pursue the earthly profession of medicine. Beulah Bondi…
The Emperor’s Club (2002)

The Emperor’s Club (2002)

[6] An prep school teacher tries to set his students on a righteous path in The Emperor's Club. More like Goodbye, Mr Chips than Dead Poets Society, this flick focuses more on the importance of moral character than inspiration or motivation.…
Swiss Army Man (2016)

Swiss Army Man (2016)

[9] When a movie's main title is preceded by a lonely man riding a farting corpse off a desert island and across the ocean, you either leave the theater immediately, or settle in for a cinematic experience like no other.…
Fracture (2007)

Fracture (2007)

[6] Ryan Gosling plays a young prosecutor pitted against slicker-than-snot Anthony Hopkins, representing himself in a trial where he's accused of murdering his wife. Hopkins is about to get away with everything, but Gosling is determined to poke a hole…
Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)

Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)

[3] James Marsden, Thomas Jane, and Piper Perabo star in this wannabe animal attack movie that's really just an overwrought drama about estranged brothers burying the hatchet. The squabbling between the two men (all the men in the movie, actually)…
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)

Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)

[8] Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro give terrific, Oscar-caliber performances in this film about a widowed mother who invites her late husband's friend, a recovering drug addict, to stay with her. I was moved by the struggle of two…