The Postman (1997)

The Postman (1997)

[6] You can't say Kevin Costner doesn't swing for the fences, even if the results aren't always as celebrated as Dances with Wolves. In this three-hour post-apocalyptic epic, Costner both directs and stars as the title character, a nomad who assumes the…
Slap Shot (1977)

Slap Shot (1977)

[7] Paul Newman stars as an aging ice hockey coach and player who tries to salvage his team's careers by leaning into on-ice violence and wrestling-like theatrics, what the players call 'goonery'. The effort works, leading to a winning streak, publicity, and…
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

[7] [SPOILER REVIEW] When Twin Peaks made its auspicious debut on television in 1990, it begged the question, "Who killed Laura Palmer?" Unfortunately, the second season went off the rails and the show was cancelled before the central mystery could be resolved.…
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

[8] Writer/director Quentin Tarantino wraps up his cartoonish revenge tale with all the returning cast and crew. Vol. 2 is less visceral and more character-oriented than Vol. 1, taking us back to the fateful day when the eponymous Bill ordered his Deadly…
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

[8] Uma Thurman stars as an assassin doling out hot vengeance on the colleagues who betrayed her when she tried to come clean and start a peaceful, civilian lifestyle. After being shot in the head and losing her unborn child during a…
Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall (1990)

[7] Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this high-concept futuristic actioner about a blue-collar man who pays to have memories of a Mars vacation implanted in his memory -- the next-best thing, and a cheaper alternative, to actually going there. But the procedure ends…
The Great Outdoors (1988)

The Great Outdoors (1988)

[6] John Candy and Dan Aykroyd costar as prickly brothers-in-law who try their best to get along after Aykroyd unceremoniously crashes Candy's planned family vacation. The Great Outdoors was spawned from the ever-prolific pen of John Hughes, coming off a string of…
Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

[8] A trouble-making alien crash-lands on a Hawaiian island where he's adopted by Lilo, an ostracized little girl whose parents are recently deceased. Lilo names the alien 'Stitch' and begins to tame his wild ways while offering him a place in her…
Possession (1981)

Possession (1981)

[7] Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani star in this disturbing horror film from writer/director Andrzej Zulawski. Adjani's character asks Neill's for a divorce, but when Neill refuses to let her go, both of them descend into madness. Possession is part psychological thriller,…
Public Enemies (2009)

Public Enemies (2009)

[3] Michael Mann, the great director of movies like Heat and Last of the Mohicans, here gives us his take on the legendary '30s gangster John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp. Depp can be brilliant in the right role, but this is…