The Wiz (1978)
[5] Based on the hit Broadway musical, The Wiz puts an urban spin on The Wizard of Oz with an all-black cast and a post-apocalyptic New York City backdrop. Music sensation Diana Ross stars as Dorothy, a Harlem school teacher…
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
[7] A group of cowboys and showmen travel to a hidden valley in Mexico where prehistoric creatures are rumored to live. Once there, they square off against several dinosaurs and capture one of them -- an Allosaurus nicknamed 'Gwangi' --…
Frankenstein (2025)
[7] Director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan's Labyrinth) puts his cinematic stamp on Mary Shelley's formative sci-fi novel, casting Oscar Isaac (Dune: Part One, Annihilation) as the obsessed Victor Frankenstein who brings an assembly of dead body…
300 (2006)
[8] Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 centers on three hundred proud Spartan soldiers who stood valiantly against overwhelming Persian forces in the Battle of Thermopylae. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas, who…
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
[5] Master of Horror John Carpenter directs this Lovecraftian horror thriller about an insurance investigator (Sam Neill) who teams up with a publishing company rep (Julie Carmen) to find a missing horror novelist named Sutter Cane (Jurgen Prochnow). Their search…
The Crow (1994)
[8] A murdered man comes back from the dead to exact revenge on the gang who killed him and his fiancée in director Alex Proyas's stylistically dark and decadent adaptation of James O'Barr's comic book series. Stories of revenge always risk…
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
[8] Gary Oldman takes a stab at one the most enduring characters in film history with Bram Stoker's Dracula. In a script that follows the classic novel as well as historical findings about one 'Vlad the Impaler', Oldman's Dracula uses…
Highlander (1986)
[8] Christopher Lambert (Greystoke) stars as Connor MacLeod, a 460-year old Scottish highlander who runs a New York City antique shop in the 1980s. He's a member of a rare breed of immortals who are destined to war with each…
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
[7] After the mediocre Episodes I and II, Star Wars creator George Lucas finally kicks his prequel trilogy into high gear with Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The film opens with the Galactic Republic at war with a growing…
The Beastmaster (1982)
[6] Writer/director Don Coscarelli (Phantasm) serves up a cheesy, low-budget sword and sorcery flick with enough heart and exposed flesh to appeal to the adolescent in us all. Marc Singer (TV's V) stars as Dar, a sinewy and perpetually shirtless…