To Each His Own (1946)
[6] Olivia de Havilland won her first Oscar for this sudsy soap opera about a woman who gives up her infant son and spends the rest of her life trying to reconnect with him. The melodrama may be an acquired taste, but…
I Saw What You Did (1965)
[3] Director William Castle, better known for gimmicky horror flicks like The Tingler, tries his hand at a straight-forward thriller. The story centers around three girls who make a night of prank calling people and telling them, "I know who you are…
Her Twelve Men (1954)
[6] No, it's not a movie about a whore. It's Greer Garson, for fuck's sake! Her Twelve Men, also known as Miss Baker's Dozen, features Garson as a new teacher at an all- boys' school where she's not made to feel terribly…
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010)
[6] Too mature for children, but too immature for adults, Legend of the Guardians may never find an audience beyond those thirteen years of age or thirteen at heart (guilty as charged.) It's a dark, computer-animated fantasy based on a series of…
The Social Network (2010)
[8] A movie about corporate betrayal and litigation is normally not my idea of a good time, but The Social Network turns out to be a well-made, voyeuristic look back at the birth of a now-ubiquitous product that many users can't live…
The Delinquents (1957)
[3] Robert Altman made his directorial debut with this inauspicious teenaged rebellion romp. Tom Laughlin stars as Scotty, a young guy who just wants to hang with his girlfriend (Rosemary Howard), but her parents intervene to keep them apart. So poor old…
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
[6] Like the first movie and The Blair Witch Project before it, PA2 utilizes a faux verite approach to exploit some of our most primal fears. I'm not sure I want this crude, unpolished treatment to become a full-blown sub-genre, but one…
Spitfire (1934)
[4] Katharine Hepburn goes as far against type as possible in Spitfire, playing a hillbillie faith healer who gets accused of witchcraft by her backwoods community. Hepburn is far too erudite to sell the role convincingly, but it's interesting to watch her…
Catfish (2010)
[6] This no-budget documentary is better experienced without knowing much about it. All I'll say is that it's about Facebook stalking. For its modest scale and home video production values, it's a surprisingly engaging little mystery with a satisfying payoff. I was…
Easy A (2010)
[7] Move over, Lindsay Lohan (or at least flail further down the gutter.) There's a new mean girl in town, and her name is Emma Stone. Easy A is the perfect vehicle for Stone, who shows natural charm and considerable range as…