Black Widow (1987)

Black Widow (1987)

[4] Debra Winger plays a federal investigator on the trail of a 'black widow,' a woman (Theresa Russell) who marries and murders one rich man after another, collecting inheritances as she goes. It's great to see Debra Winger in anything,…
Christmas Vacation (1989)

Christmas Vacation (1989)

[7] Christmas is coming and Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is determined to have the best old-time family holiday gathering ever, complete with an amazing house lighting display, the biggest Christmas tree ever, and extended family filling the house with Christmas…
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

[7] A mysterious carnival rolls into town, granting wishes at a sinister cost in Disney's adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story. I wish the film were more strongly from the perspective of the two leading boys and that their parts…
Joy (2015)

Joy (2015)

[9] Director David O. Russell (The Fighter, Three Kings) sticks with his good luck charm, casting Jennifer Lawrence as the title character in Joy. Russell has said that his film career started to disinterest him several years back, and that…
Wild at Heart (1990)

Wild at Heart (1990)

[9] David Lynch's surreal cinematic mash-up of love and depravity won the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Palme d'Or. It's a surprisingly simple story about two fierce lovers, Sailor and Lula (Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern) who try to keep their…
Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown (1974)

[9] Chinatown is the name of the movie, but only a short final scene takes place there. One could argue the film is a journey to its namesake, but even that's not enough to explain the title. In a rare…
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

[8] Ellen Burstyn stars as a widowed mother who suddenly finds herself having to start a new life in this engaging comedy/drama from Martin Scorsese. Burstyn plays Alice Hyatt, and if that name sounds familiar it's because the TV show "Alice"…