Red Dragon (2002)

Red Dragon (2002)

[7] While it lacks the pervasive chill that runs through The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon is a well-made thriller that engages from beginning to end, thanks to a briskly-paced script adaptation by Ted Tally (who won an Oscar…
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

[4] Peter Hyams (Capricorn One, The Relic) tackles Arthur C. Clarke's sequel novel. It is, of course, a fool's errand to follow so closely in the footsteps of Stanley Kubrick and his revolutionary and revered 2001: A Space Odyssey, but…
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

[6] After a car accident, a young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) finds herself prisoner in an underground survivalist bunker where a creepy John Goodman convinces her that the world has been invaded by either Soviets or aliens, and that if…
6 Souls (2010)

6 Souls (2010)

[4] Julianne Moore stars as a psychiatrist who discovers the multiple personalities of a patient are actually murder victims. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) plays the patient, and normally I love these two leading actors. But we've seen Moore do…
The Good German (2006)

The Good German (2006)

[5] George Clooney and Cate Blanchett star in Steven Soderbergh's homage to war-time film noir, right down to the black and white 4x3 Academy aspect ratio. Clooney plays an American military journalist who tries to figure out who shot his…
Stephen King’s It (1990)

Stephen King’s It (1990)

[7] Seven adults are called together to vanquish a demon clown they defeated as children thirty years ago. This three-hour miniseries based on Stephen King's beloved novel is directed by Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) and…
Above Suspicion (1943)

Above Suspicion (1943)

[7] Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford star as newlyweds who get roped into spying for British intelligence in Nazi Germany. The tone here is light-hearted. Despite the prospect of serious danger, Crawford and MacMurray's characters actually enjoy trying their hand…
Eden Lake (2008)

Eden Lake (2008)

[8] This is probably one of the most brutal and harrowing horror films of the past ten or fifteen years. Michael Fassbender hopes to pop the question to his girlfriend Kelly Reilly over a romantic weekend that spirals into a…
Chained (2012)

Chained (2012)

[7] Director Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena) explores the relationship between a serial killer (Vincent D'Onofrio) and a young boy he kidnaps and raises to follow in his footsteps. Lynch keeps the film anchored in a dual character study and, despite…
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

[7] A mysterious carnival rolls into town, granting wishes at a sinister cost in Disney's adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story. I wish the film were more strongly from the perspective of the two leading boys and that their parts…