Steve Jobs (2015)

Steve Jobs (2015)

[7] With all due deference to his accomplishments, Steve Jobs' career isn't something I thought I needed to see a movie about. Faithful biopics generally make for uneven films, and how the hell can a dork making computers make for…
About Schmidt (2002)

About Schmidt (2002)

[8] Jack Nicholson stars as Warren Schmidt, a recent retiree who tries to reconnect with his daughter after the sudden death of his wife. He embarks on an RV trip to stop the daughter's wedding to an unworthy used car…
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

[7] After a confrontation with bullies leads to attempted rape and gunfire, Helen Slater (Supergirl) hits the road with her brother (Christian Slater) and a pair of friends (Yeardley Smith and Martha Gehman). They dodge the police and profess their…
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

[2] During World War II, four fascist leaders round up a group of adolescent boys and girls to torture for one-hundred-twenty days. Just knowing what Salò is about kept me from watching it for decades. But now that I've finally…
In a Lonely Place (1950)

In a Lonely Place (1950)

[6] Humphrey Bogart plays a Hollywood screenwriter suspected of murder until his next door neighbor, played by Gloria Grahame, vouches for him. Grahame starts a romance with Bogey as the investigation continues. It's not long before Bogey reveals a hidden…
Penny Serenade (1941)

Penny Serenade (1941)

[7] Cary Grant and Irene Dunn star as a couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. The reason is explained through a series of flashbacks, as Dunn listens to records that contain songs of special significance in their…
The Miracle Woman (1931)

The Miracle Woman (1931)

[7] Frank Capra directs Barbara Stanwyck in this cautionary tale of phony evangelism. After her minister father dies unappreciated, Stanwyck's character falls in with a con man (Sam Hardy) to open a church that fakes miracles. The operation becomes lucrative…
The Devil All the Time (2020)

The Devil All the Time (2020)

[7] Seemingly unrelated stories and dubious characters end up converging around one man, Arvin Russell (Spider-Man's Tom Holland), an orphan struggling to find his moral compass in 1960s rural West Virginia. Arvin is haunted by the memory of his father…
Monsters (2010)

Monsters (2010)

[8] Writer/director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) serves up an authentic-feeling monster movie that takes place in the near-future, after NASA accidentally releases an alien life form in the sky over Mexico. The enormous tentacled creatures begin destroying cities and…
Sleepers (1996)

Sleepers (1996)

[8] Four boys are sent to a juvenile detention center where they are raped and brutalized by the guards. Thirteen years later, two of the boys have a chance encounter with the head guard that ends in vengeful bloodshed. It's…