King Kong (1933)

King Kong (1933)

[8] King Kong, the grandfather of all monster movies, is an ambitious visual effects extravaganza servicing a fast-paced adventure story. The film's action set-pieces have inspired generations, whether its Kong's clashes with prehistoric creatures on spooky Skull Island or his iconic last…
King Kong (2005)

King Kong (2005)

[8] After finishing The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson tackled a remake of his favorite film, King Kong. Jackson's remake is largely faithful to the 1933 original, while generously expanding the storyline and embellishing some of the characters. Jackson protracts the…
The Relic (1997)

The Relic (1997)

[7] If you love creature features as much as I do, you'll enjoy Peter Hyams' The Relic. Penelope Ann Miller stars as an anthropologist who teams with a cop (Tom Sizemore) to stop a supernatural creature after it wreaks havoc at a…
Dog Soldiers (2002)

Dog Soldiers (2002)

[7] Soldiers fight werewolves in rural Scotland in Dog Soldiers. Neil Marshall's (The Descent, Doomsday) directorial debut is a worthwhile, claustrophobic werewolf movie featuring a sophisticated group of personalities and some of the best on-set werewolf effects I've ever seen. The first…
Event Horizon (1997)

Event Horizon (1997)

[7] A rescue team investigates a seemingly abandoned spacecraft that has been inside a black hole and discover that its... well, basically it's haunted. Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne star in this haunted spaceship flick that plays like a cross between Alien…
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

[5] You know the drill: a family moves into a new home, weird shit starts happening, SURPRISE. Ghosts. A Haunting in Connecticut is a so-so haunted house movie with some interesting concepts and hackneyed execution. The mother-son relationship between Kyle Gallner and…
Wild River (1960)

Wild River (1960)

[7] Montgomery Clift stars as a Tennessee Valley Authority officer tasked with convincing a stubborn old woman to leave her family's home before implementation of a new dam floods her property. Elia Kazan directs, reuniting with Jo Van Fleet (East of Eden)…
Drive, He Said (1971)

Drive, He Said (1971)

[6] Jack Nicholson directs this slice-of-life story adapted from the Jeremy Larner novel about a obstinate college basketball player (William Tepper) whose pretentiousness almost keeps him from being drafted into professional sports. But the film also centers on two other characters. Karen…
Paths of Glory (1957)

Paths of Glory (1957)

[8] To say this movie is an expose on the horrors of war is an understatement and an oversimplification. War is just a backdrop, and the indictment is a broader one of man's inhumanity to man. What makes Paths of Glory different…
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)

Adam Had Four Sons (1941)

[5] Ingrid Bergman takes a job as governess to a wealthy family of four sons. Then the mother dies, the stock market crashes, and many years later, one of the boys marries a treacherous slut who threatens to tear the family apart.…