Monkey Shines (1988)

Monkey Shines (1988)

[8] After an accident leaves him quadriplegic, a man (Jason Beghe) struggles to find a reason to stay alive. He finds hope in an adorable capuchin monkey trained to help him with his every-day activities. The man and the monkey bond, unaware…
28 Years Later (2025)

28 Years Later (2025)

[8] On a small island untouched by the zombie plague started in 28 Days Later, a father (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) decides to journey to the infected mainland to teach his young son, Spike (Alfie Williams), how to kill zombies. They are forced into…
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

[6] After the immensely fun Jurassic World, Universal was quick to crank out a sequel that is only passable. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return, shoe-horned into a plot that doesn't really need them. The island that hosts the now-closed theme…
Jurassic Park III (2001)

Jurassic Park III (2001)

[7] Steven Spielberg passes the directorial reigns of the Jurassic Park franchise to the superbly capable Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Captain America: The First Avenger) for this second dino sequel. Sam Neill returns as Dr. Alan Grant, coerced by a wealthy couple…
Nope (2022)

Nope (2022)

[8] Writer/director Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) delivers his third solid horror-mystery with Nope, the story of sibling horse wranglers (Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer) who discover a UFO hiding in a stationary cloud above their gulch ranch. At first the pair…
Horror of Dracula (1958)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

[6] Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reteam after The Curse of Frankenstein to bring another classic monster to life for Britain's Hammer Film Studios. In this adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Johnathan Harker (John Van Eyssen) arrives at castle of Count Dracula…
It: Chapter Two (2019)

It: Chapter Two (2019)

[8] The children from It: Chapter One are all grown up when Chapter Two begins with an eye-witness sighting of Pennywise (Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd) finishing off the victim of a hate crime after 27 years of hibernation. Mike (Isaiah Mustafa) summons the group…
It: Chapter One (2017)

It: Chapter One (2017)

[8] If ever there was something ripe for a remake, I think Stephen King's It would be near the top of my list. The original 1990 TV mini-series is good, but it begins to fall apart in its second half, partly for…
Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

[6] Scientists working at a remote ocean laboratory have grown giant sharks to harvest for a protein they believe could cure Alzheimer's disease. As they prove their theory and prepare to celebrate, though, the sharks turn on their captors and gain the…
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

[5] There's really no way to make a good sequel to Poltergeist and retain any sense of dignity in the doing. But even if you go into Poltergeist II: The Other Side knowing it's one of the most unnecessary sequels ever made,…