The Final Terror (1983)

The Final Terror (1983)

[7] Despite a title that can't help but over-promise and under-deliver on our expectations, The Final Terror is one of the better teen horror flicks of the early '80s. Co-written by Ronald Shusett (Alien) and directed by Andrew Davis (The…
The Exorcist III (1990)

The Exorcist III (1990)

[7] Any sequel to one of the great horror films of all time is bound to leave audiences at least somewhat disappointed. That said, The Exorcist III is a surprisingly better sequel than you might imagine -- especially after the…
Inn of the Damned (1975)

Inn of the Damned (1975)

[6] Dame Judith Anderson (Rebecca, Edge of Darkness) headlines this genre-blender from writer/director Terry Bourke (Night of Fear). Inn of the Damned is an Australian western mixed with a horror mystery, about an American bounty hunter (Airwolf's Alex Cord) pursuing…
Endangered Species (1982)

Endangered Species (1982)

[3] If you told me there was a movie about a single father (Robert Urich) and a female sheriff (Poltergeist's JoBeth Williams) who team up to solve a mystery involving a series of cattle mutilations, I'd be interested. If you…
Fire (1977)

Fire (1977)

[6] Producer Irwin Allen continued his string of successful disaster films (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure) with this TV movie that aired the month Star Wars was unleashed upon the world. Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine (Marty) headlines the ensemble this…
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…
Signs (2002)

Signs (2002)

[8] Mel Gibson headlines this M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable) sci-fi thriller about a single father (Gibson) of two young children and his younger brother (Joaquin Phoenix) who discover mysterious crop circles in their fields. Signs unfolds like…
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…
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

[7] [SPOILER REVIEW] When Twin Peaks made its auspicious debut on television in 1990, it begged the question, "Who killed Laura Palmer?" Unfortunately, the second season went off the rails and the show was cancelled before the central mystery could…