Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)

Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)

[6] In this PG-13, relatively 'family friendly' horror film based on a video game, the animatronic animals at a 'Chuck E. Cheese'-style pizzeria and arcade come to life and slaughter anyone who breaks in and attempts to vandalize their abandoned…
Gorky Park (1983)

Gorky Park (1983)

[6] William Hurt (Body Heat, The Accidental Tourist) stars as a Russian police investigator who uncovers an international conspiracy while pursuing a grisly triple murder case. Brian Dennehy (First Blood) plays an American adversary-turned-ally, while Lee Marvin co-stars as the…
The Maniac (1963)

The Maniac (1963)

[7] Kerwin Mathews (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) stars an American painter who enters into a provocative love triangle with mother and step-daughter barkeeps in rural France. He agrees to help them break their patriarch from an asylum where he's…
Paranoiac (1963)

Paranoiac (1963)

[6] In this psychological thriller from Hammer Films, members of the Ashby estate await their inheritance as a mysterious figure (Alexander Davion) shows up on their doorstep. He claims to be the youngest son, who left a suicide note eight years…
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

[6] Writer/director Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) concludes the Mission: Impossible franchise with this eighth, overly-long and curiously somber film. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team spend half the film wrestling with the U.S. government before finally being cut…
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

[7] The seventh (and reportedly penultimate) Mission: Impossible film doesn't quite reach the series high achieved by 2018's Fallout, but it's still a solidly entertaining action/adventure flick. Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and his trusted teammates (including Ving Rhames and Simon…
Grizzly (1976)

Grizzly (1976)

[3] An 18-foot tall grizzly bear finds its way into a state park and starts severing heads and limbs in this low-budget, unabashed Jaws rip-off. A park ranger (Christopher George), a naturist (Richard Jaeckel), and a chopper pilot (co-writer Andrew…
End of Days (1999)

End of Days (1999)

[3] Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a mis-step in his career with this dull and dreary supernatural thriller from director Peter Hyams (The Relic, Outland). Arnold plays a suicidal ex-cop whose gone atheist after the murder of his wife and child. He…
Project Hail Mary (2026)

Project Hail Mary (2026)

[10] I strongly suspect directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) may have a few more Oscars headed their way after seeing their adaptation of Andy Weir's best-selling novel Project Hail Mary. Lord and Miller cast the…
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

[8] The sixth Mission: Impossible movie takes everything that was great about the previous entry and lifts it to even greater heights. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, as does the series' terrific ensemble of supporting talent, including Ving Rhames,…