Sea of Love (1989)
[7] Al Pacino stars as a New York detective working with John Goodman to solve a series of murders -- all men shot in the back of the head, face down on their beds, presumably by a woman out for…
Always (1989)
[7] One of director Steven Spielberg's less successful films remains this fantasy-romance starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, and John Goodman as aerial forest-fire fighters and best friends. When Dreyfuss's character perishes in action, he comes back as a guardian angel…
C.H.U.D. (1984)
[4] A photographer (John Heard) and a soup kitchen owner (Daniel Stern) discover that the city's homeless population, particularly those who live in the underground tunnels, are disappearing. They can't get law enforcement to care, however, until a few above-ground…
Speed Racer (2008)
[6] After seeing trailers for this movie, I decided I didn't want to feel stuck in a jelly bean tornado for a whole two hours and fifteen minutes. But for whatever reason, I finally decided to take a chance on…
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
[7] Nicolas Cage stars as a third shift New York ambulance paramedic haunted by ghosts and clinging to his sanity in this grim, sometimes darkly comic film from director Martin Scorsese and Taxi Driver scribe Paul Schrader. Cage's character gets a…
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
[7] Once they're displaced from their dorm by the college's alpha-male fraternity, a bunch of science geeks take it upon themselves to create a new fraternity and challenge the college's preferential treatment of jocks. Revenge of the Nerds contains its…
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
[3] Hello, it's the 1990s. We want our big, stupid action movie back. I really, really disliked this movie. It's so devoid of emotion and tediously boring, I thought about leaving before it was over. It's like Con-Air for the 2010s…
Matinee (1992)
[7] John Goodman stars as a schlock filmmaker previewing his latest atomic horror flick during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The script by Charlie Haas draws clunky parallels between the real life threat of nuclear destruction and the…
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
[8] It may be one of the most atypical Disney animated film, but I thoroughly enjoy The Emperor's New Groove. It's by far the funniest Disney flick I've ever seen, reminding me more of a Warner Brothers Looney Tune than…
Red State (2011)
[7] I love horror movies and nothing scares me more than religious conviction. So I had high hopes for Kevin Smith's Red State. The funny man (Clerks, Chasing Amy) does right by the horror genre and delivers a mostly thrilling…