Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

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 in order…
Boys on the Side (1995)

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 trip…
The Northman (2022)

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 The Northman,…
One Crazy Summer (1986)

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 the aid…
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

[7] Kathleen Turner stars as a divorcee-to-be who passes out at her twenty-five-year high school reunion. When she wakes up, she's transported back to 1960 in the body of her teenaged self. Unsure how she got there or if she'll ever get…
Demon Wind (1990)

Demon Wind (1990)

[2] First off, Demon Wind is not about farts. If it were, it would most assuredly be a more interesting movie. Instead, it's about a young man (Eric Larson) who drags a bunch of his friends to the ruins of his grandparents'…
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)

Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)

[7] Sissy Spacek took home the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in this dramatization of the country singer's rags to riches story. Tommy Lee Jones co-stars as her husband 'Mooney', who encouraged her to pick up the guitar,…
The Mummy (1932)

The Mummy (1932)

[3] British archaeologists unearth a disgraced Egyptian prince (Boris Karloff) and accidentally bring him back to life. Ten years later, the mummy -- looking conveniently human -- schemes to reunite with his ancient lover, now reincarnated in the body of one of…
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

[7] Just a few years before sound wiped out the silent cinema, Universal Pictures had one last major hit with The Phantom of the Opera. Based on Gaston Leroux's novel, the film centers on a young opera starlet named Catherine (Mary Philbin)…
The American President (1995)

The American President (1995)

[6] What if a widowed U.S. president started dating again during an election year? This question is the premise for director Rob Reiner (Stand By Me, Misery) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Moneyball) in The American President. Michael Douglas stars…