House of Wax (1953)

House of Wax (1953)

[7] While it wasn't the first major motion picture released in 3D, House of Wax still has the distinction of being the first commercially popular one. Vincent Price became a household name after starring in this gothic spook show about…
John Wick (2014)

John Wick (2014)

[4] Nothing bores me more than a story about a hitman. It's a tired trope, and one that has a curious, potentially unhealthy appeal to audiences -- particularly young men who need no further encouragement to embrace their anger and…
The Eiger Sanction (1975)

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

[7] Clint Eastwood gives us his take on James Bond with The Eiger Sanction, the story of a retired hit man who is coerced back into action by a secretive government organization to 'sanction' (kill) a member of a mountain…
Gloria (1980)

Gloria (1980)

[5] A young boy's family is marked for death after the father is caught embezzling money from the mob. Before they are all killed, a tough-as-nails neighbor named Gloria, played by Gena Rowlands, reluctantly agrees to take custody of the…
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

[8] Writer/director Quentin Tarantino wraps up his cartoonish revenge tale with all the returning cast and crew. Vol. 2 is less visceral and more character-oriented than Vol. 1, taking us back to the fateful day when the eponymous Bill ordered…
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

[8] Uma Thurman stars as an assassin doling out hot vengeance on the colleagues who betrayed her when she tried to come clean and start a peaceful, civilian lifestyle. After being shot in the head and losing her unborn child…
Public Enemies (2009)

Public Enemies (2009)

[3] Michael Mann, the great director of movies like Heat and Last of the Mohicans, here gives us his take on the legendary '30s gangster John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp. Depp can be brilliant in the right role, but…
Death on the Nile (2022)

Death on the Nile (2022)

[7] Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in this most recent iteration of Death on the Nile. Poirot is on vacation in Egypt when he's asked to join a wealthy socialite's honeymoon party down the river…
Hardcore (1979)

Hardcore (1979)

[7] George C. Scott stars as a pious midwestern father who searches Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco looking for his missing daughter after a private detective (Peter Boyle) reveals she's been working in the porn industry. With the…
The Batman (2022)

The Batman (2022)

[4] Writer/director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) takes a stab at cinema's most over-exposed superhero, casting Twilight's Robert Pattinson in the title role. Pattinson, totally fuckable in the cowl, plays detective with Commissioner Gordon (Jeffrey…