Once Around (1991)
[6] Holly Hunter stars as the youngest daughter in a tight-knit Boston family that's eager to see her married. But when she finally brings a man home to meet them, he's not quite who they expected. Richard Dreyfuss plays the…
*batteries not included (1987)
[7] The five tenants of an old building in New York are threatened by a land developer demolishing buildings all around them. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy star as an elderly couple trying to keep the building's storefront café in…
A Night in Heaven (1983)
[4] Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon) and Lesley Ann Warren (Clue) star in this incredibly unfocused drama about a young community college teacher who enters into an affair with a handsome student failing her class. The tawdriness begins when she…
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
[7] Nicolas Cage plays himself in this meta action-comedy that finds the actor on the verge of reluctant retirement before a wealthy fan (The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal) summons him to coastal Spain for a birthday party. Once there, the two…
Gambling Ship (1933)
[4] Cary Grant stars as a gambling boss who leaves New York after getting acquitted by a jury. He intends to turn over a new leaf, especially when he falls in love with a charming woman (Benita Hume) on a…
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
[6] In the first and least successful of their screen pairings, Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant star as swindlers who end up running a traveling vaudeville show on the shores of England. Hepburn's character disguises herself as a young man…
Boys on the Side (1995)
[5] Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, and Drew Barrymore star in this 'girl power' road trip movie from director Herbert Ross (Steel Magnolias, Footloose). Goldberg plays a singer who wants to leave New York for Los Angeles and decides to make…
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…
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
[5] Jason Voorhees is back, and this time he's stabbing in three dimensions. For the third installment of the Friday the 13th franchise, Paramount Pictures added the gimmick of 3D to attract young horror fans. But even if you don't…
One Crazy Summer (1986)
[5] Writer/director Savage Steve Holland reteams with John Cusack for another absurd comedy in the vein of Better Off Dead. This time, Cusack heads to Nantucket island after graduating from high school. Once there, he and his friends come to…