The Women (1939)

The Women (1939)

[8] Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) fronts an all-star, all-female cast in George Cukor's adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women. Shearer plays a happily married woman of privilege who learns through the gossipy grapevine that her husband is having an…
We Own the Night (2007)

We Own the Night (2007)

[8] Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg star as brothers working on different sides of the law in this crime drama from writer/director James Gray (Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z). Wahlberg's character follows in the footsteps of their father…
Annie Oakley (1935)

Annie Oakley (1935)

[8] George Stevens (Gunga Din, A Place in the Sun) directs this romanticized tale of an American western legend -- Annie Oakley, the woman sharpshooter who could beat any man at gunplay. While the real Annie Oakley was surely rougher…
Beetlejuice (1988)

Beetlejuice (1988)

[8] Director Tim Burton (Batman, Ed Wood) followed his debut feature, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, with this stylish fantasy-comedy about a young deceased couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) trying to haunt an annoying new family out of their quaint…
Smooth Talk (1985)

Smooth Talk (1985)

[8] Future Oscar-winner Laura Dern (Marriage Story) gives her first leading performance in this adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been," the story of a fifteen-year-old girl who pursues male attention without considering the…
Soapdish (1991)

Soapdish (1991)

[8] Sally Field leads a spectacular ensemble in Soapdish, a comedy that lampoons daytime TV melodramas, or 'soap operas'. Field plays an insecure soap star who fears her career may begin to wane as she enters middle-age. Little does she…
The Accidental Tourist (1988)

The Accidental Tourist (1988)

[8] William Hurt (Oscar-winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman) stars in this adaptation of Anne Tyler's novel about a travel guide writer whose marriage crumbles after the death of his son. While recovering from a broken leg at the…
Men (2022)

Men (2022)

[9] Writer/director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation) serves up this intimate horror/thriller about a woman (Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley) who escapes London for the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. Once there, however, she encounters several strange men…
The Old Dark House (1932)

The Old Dark House (1932)

[8] Five travelers end up stranded at our title location after a fierce night-time storm makes driving the English hillsides too dangerous. The family that lives there is less than hospitable, with secrets that make the evening increasingly frightening. The…
The Northman (2022)

The Northman (2022)

[9] Before seeing The Northman, I already considered director Robert Eggers the most exciting director working today. His debut film, The Witch, is my favorite film of the 21st century thus far, and The Lighthouse is a fascinating follow-up. With…