Fairuza Balk

[5] Edward Norton (Fight Club) plays a reformed neo-nazi trying to stop his younger brother (Terminator 2‘s Edward Furlong) from following in his ugly footsteps in American History X. But breaking free from the skinheads who idolize him turns out to be a bigger challenge than expected. Norton shows commitment and range in a flashy role that earned him an Oscar nomination, but I can’t …

[8] Famed Oscar-winning film editor Walter Murch co-writes and directs this dark but lovingly created sequel to the classic The Wizard of Oz. Of course the sequel fails to compare to the original, but if you take Return to Oz on its own merits, it’s an inventive, charming, extraordinarily well-crafted film. Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) has been back from Oz for six months, but is suffering …

[7] In the tradition of Lost in La Mancha and Jodorowsky’s Dune comes this documentary chronicling the conception and nightmarish execution of the infamous 1997 mega-flop The Island of Dr. Moreau. Director Richard Stanley (Hardware) is the focus of the first half of the film as we hear him talk about his vision for the piece and his increasingly difficult interactions with the Hollywood brass. …

[7] I usually appreciate an interesting mess more than a tidy bore. So sue me: Yes, I like one of the most famous bad movies of the last few decades. You wanna fight about it?