Monsters (2010)

Monsters (2010)

[8] Writer/director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) serves up an authentic-feeling monster movie that takes place in the near-future, after NASA accidentally releases an alien life form in the sky over Mexico. The enormous tentacled creatures begin destroying cities and towns, causing…
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

[6] Lily Tomlin stars in this gender-bent retelling of Richard Matheson's short story. Tomlin plays Pat Kramer, who after being exposed to a combination of myriad household chemicals, begins to physically shrink. As she becomes a reluctant worldwide celebrity and her family…
Venom (2018)

Venom (2018)

[7] Tom Hardy stars as an investigative reporter who becomes the unwilling host body for a gloppy alien creature -- named Venom -- that gives him superhuman powers. At first the possession experience is scary, with Venom being very much in charge.…
Her (2013)

Her (2013)

[8] Joaquin Phoenix stars in writer/director Spike Jonze's sci-fi romance about a divorced man who falls in love with a computer operating system. Her takes place in a not-so-distant future in which society has become increasingly reliant on technology to fulfill our…
The Invisible Woman (1940)

The Invisible Woman (1940)

[6] Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, and John Howard star in this second, decidedly more comic installment of what would become Universal's Invisible Man franchise. Howard plays a rich playboy looking to settle down with the right woman, while Barrymore plays the inventor…
Life (2017)

Life (2017)

[6] Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds are among the scientists on the International Space Station who discover a tiny, peculiar life form in a piece of debris from Mars. When the life form cripples a colleague and starts to grow,…
Frankenstein (1931)

Frankenstein (1931)

[7] James Whale (Waterloo Bridge, The Invisible Man) directs Boris Karloff in his iconic performance as Frankenstein's monster in this cornerstone of Universal Pictures' monster movie legacy. The adaptation from Mary Shelley's novel is somewhat loosey-goosey, but taken on its own merits,…
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

[6] You only get to see his face in the film's final moments, but Vincent Price otherwise stars as this sequel's titular character. The film has loose narrative ties to James Whale's 1933 classic, and is as much a remake as a…
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

[7] It's best to go into The Rise of Skywalker knowing that this third Star Wars trilogy has never had a strong guiding hand. It's not the result of a carefully premeditated creative effort. Creator George Lucas was not there watching over…
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

[7] The impending apocalypse of Terminator and Terminator 2 Judgment Day was averted, but you can't stop technological 'progress'. Enter Terminator: Dark Fate, a direct sequel to the second film (ignoring two or three films in-between) that sets up a new cataclysmic…