Colossal (2016)

Colossal (2016)

[7] Try this bonkers story on for size: A woman with a drinking problem (Anne Hathaway) learns that whenever she enters a playground in Maine, a Godzilla-sized monster materializes in Seoul, South Korea, mimicking her movements and laying waste to the surrounding…
Transformers (2007)

Transformers (2007)

[8] Director Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon) lends his high-gloss, kinetic style to Transformers, the first live-action movie based on Hasbro's popular line of '80s toys. But it's executive producer Steven Spielberg who gives the high-octane film its heart. Spielberg insisted that…
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

[3] Hammer Films tries to make a Frankenstein movie without Peter Cushing and fails miserably. The Horror of Frankenstein is essentially a reboot of the studio's original Curse of Frankenstein, but with several unfortunate distinctions. Writer/director Jimmy Sangster, despite having written many…
The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in this period mystery from director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer). After Bale's character makes a mistake that leads to the accidental death of Jackman's bride-to-be during a live performance, the two…
Superman Returns (2006)

Superman Returns (2006)

[7] Brandon Routh dons the cape and tights to play Superman and his alter-ego, Clark Kent, in this film that's pretty much a direct sequel to 1981's Superman II. The film picks up five years after Superman left Earth to see if…
The Dog Stars (2026)

The Dog Stars (2026)

[5] Director Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) dips a toe into the post-apocalypse with this story about a pilot who runs supplies to the few remaining people who weren't wiped out by a deadly flu. Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein, Saltburn) plays the pilot,…
The End of Oak Street (2026)

The End of Oak Street (2026)

[5] Writer/director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows) welcomes us to Jurassic Neighborhood with The End of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as parents who try to protect their family against a variety of dinosaurs when their entire subdivision is…
Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

[5] Sigourney Weaver returns for her fourth (and thus far final) Alien film, resurrected by scientists seeking to extract the alien queen she was carrying at the end of Alien 3 when she heroically back-dived into a vat of molten lead. After…
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

[3] As much as I enjoy most Hammer horror movies, their Frankenstein series almost always underwhelms me. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is the fifth film in the series and the fourth to disappoint. (Only 1967's Frankenstein Created Woman is worth a gander.)…
Alien 3 (1992)

Alien 3 (1992)

[6] After surviving two terrifying rounds with the alien xenomorphs, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) crash-lands on an all-male prison planet where a few dozen convicts have found God in an abandoned mining facility. But God can't save them from the alien that stowed…