Endangered Species (1982)

Endangered Species (1982)

[3] If you told me there was a movie about a single father (Robert Urich) and a female sheriff (Poltergeist's JoBeth Williams) who team up to solve a mystery involving a series of cattle mutilations, I'd be interested. If you…
The Hunger (1983)

The Hunger (1983)

[8] Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie play vampire lovers living in modern-day New York who seek the help of a gerontologist played by Susan Sarandon. If that sounds oxymoronic, therein lies the rub. Bowie's character has suddenly begun aging, following…
Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Mulholland Dr. (2001)

[8] Naomi Watts and Laura Harring star in this dreamy David Lynch film that almost defies summary, but I'll do my best. Watts plays a young actress fresh in Hollywood who meets Harring, a woman who just escaped a car…
Daylight (1996)

Daylight (1996)

[3] Sylvester Stallone tries to save a group of people trapped in a collapsed New York tunnel in this actioner from director Rob Cohen (Dragonheart, The Fast and the Furious). Daylight is a throwback to Irwin Allen disaster movies like…
Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

[6] Sigourney Weaver returns in this fourth chapter of the Alien franchise, this time as an alien/human hybrid clone of her iconic Ripley character. It's a refreshing change of pace for the character, invigorated by a curious connection to her…
Swimfan (2002)

Swimfan (2002)

[6] Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen star in this high school version of Fatal Attraction. Bradford already has a nice girlfriend (Shiri Appleby), a nice job helping sick people at the hospital, and a promising career as a competitive swimmer. But…
Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple (1984)

[8] The Coen Brothers broke onto the film scene with this claustrophobic mystery/thriller featuring Frances McDormand, John Getz, and Dan Hedaya in a murderous love triangle. M. Emmet Walsh complicates matters for all of them as a hitman for hire.…
Tightrope (1984)

Tightrope (1984)

[5] Clint Eastwood plays a detective (who isn't Dirty Harry) assigned to a case involving a serial rapist and murderer whose victims begin to include Eastwood's acquaintances. This is a paint-by-numbers serial killer movie, full of all the old cliches…
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

[5] Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz star in this odd-ball romance from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire). McGregor plays a janitor whose just been fired and Diaz plays a rich girl rebelling against her father (Ian Holm). McGregor kidnaps…
Pacific Heights (1990)

Pacific Heights (1990)

[7] Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine rent out a room of their San Francisco dream home to the tenant from Hell and barely escape to tell the tale. Michael Keaton plays the psycho boarder, a guy who hammers and makes…