Ghosts of Mars (2001)
[2] John Carpenter has given us a handful of gems over the years, but Ghosts of Mars is not one of them. The movie's too exotic for its own good. It starts with some quick but tedious exposition, then plops…
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…
Jackie Brown (1997)
[9] I don't generally like heist/swindle movies, but this Quentin Tarantino flick (his third, because he's counting) based on a novel by Elmore Leonard got under my skin with its rich characters and dialogue. Pam Grier plays a flight attendant…