The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

[8] Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter star in this tale of two boys from different sides of the tracks who form a tenuous, unlikely friendship over time, until one boy's secret and the other's temper threaten to pull them apart.…
Willow Creek (2013)

Willow Creek (2013)

[5] Bobcat Goldthwait takes us to Bigfoot country in this found-footage film about a Sasquatch enthusiast who drags his girlfriend into the woods to help him shoot a documentary at the site where the famed Roger Patterson footage of the…
The Final Destination (2009)

The Final Destination (2009)

[5] If you saw the three that came before it, you know exactly what to expect from The Final Destination, and you'll get nothing more -- perhaps a bit less. It follows the same plot as the other movies --…
Green Lantern (2011)

Green Lantern (2011)

[4] Green Lantern is probably the single-most generic superhero movie I've ever seen. It's not terrible so much as it is wholly unremarkable. It's mired in a scatter-shot script that dwells on plot points and secondary characters I couldn't give…
Enemy (2013)

Enemy (2013)

[6] Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this ambiguous mystery about a man who becomes obsessed with tracking down his perfect doppelganger. Upon meeting, the two men (both played by Gyllenhaal) are confused, jealous, and fearful of each other. Things come to…
Ghostbusters II (1989)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

[5] The gang is back for another outing, five years after the enormous success of the first Ghostbusters. But its a mediocre follow-up at best. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, and…
Spring Breakers (2012)

Spring Breakers (2012)

[7] At first, Spring Breakers seems like a beautiful excuse for gratuitous boobage, but as it unfolds, I found myself more and more engaged with Harmony Korine's (Gummo, Trash Humpers) story of four restless college girls who flirt with darkness…
Rumble Fish (1983)

Rumble Fish (1983)

[6] Matt Dillon stars in this Francis Ford Coppola film about a high school hooligan who's infamous older brother (Mickey Rourke) comes back to town to try and change his bleak outlook on life. Rumble Fish is based on a…
The Star (1952)

The Star (1952)

[6] Bette Davis stars as a washed-up Hollywood actress desperate to revive her career. You might think the film would be a bit autobiographical, but the screenwriters actually patterned it after Joan Crawford. (And Davis no doubt found some amount…
Cold in July (2014)

Cold in July (2014)

[7] Cold in July is hard to summarize, and that's a big part of why it's interesting. It starts off with a bang, as Michael C. Hall (TV's Dexter) is forced to protect his home from an intruder. No sooner…