The Nutty Professor (1996)

The Nutty Professor (1996)

[7] Eddie Murphy plays an overweight professor who invents a potion that sheds the pounds in a dramatic fashion. Problem is, the transformation also comes with a personality change of Jekyll and Hyde proportions. Murphy thinks he needs the potion…
The Invisible Man (2020)

The Invisible Man (2020)

[8] With this reinvention of Universal's classic monster movie, writer/director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Dead Silence) delivers a superbly crafted thriller anchored by a compelling performance from Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale). Moss plays a battered woman who escapes her all-controlling…
Move Over, Darling (1963)

Move Over, Darling (1963)

[7] Doris Day and James Garner star in this remake of 1940's My Favorite Wife, about a woman (Day) who returns home after five years lost at sea only to discover she's been declared dead and her husband (Garner) has…
Pet Sematary (2019)

Pet Sematary (2019)

[6] Ready for another Stephen King remake? I'm guessing we're going to see a lot more of them soon, thanks to the success of It. And It was ripe for a remake because, while it's loved in certain ways, a…
Back from Eternity (1956)

Back from Eternity (1956)

[7] When a small plane goes down in a South American jungle, the passengers and pilots must work together to repair the vehicle and get it back in the air before native headhunters attack. Back from Eternity is a remake…
Dumbo (2019)

Dumbo (2019)

[7] Director Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Alice in Wonderland) turns Disney's animated classic into a live-action film that is both a remake and a sequel. Dumbo follows the original story in broad strokes, with Danny DeVito running a down-on-its-luck traveling…
The Invasion (2007)

The Invasion (2007)

[4] Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in this latest re-telling of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Kidman is a psychiatrist whose husband starts acting peculiarly. She also recognizes strange behavior in her patients and the people on the street.…
A Star is Born (2018)

A Star is Born (2018)

[8] Director/co-star Bradley Cooper decided it was time for a fourth version of A Star is Born (previous versions were released in 1937, 1954, and 1976). I haven't yet seen any of those versions, so I'm coming into this one…
Insomnia (2002)

Insomnia (2002)

[7] In this remake of a Swedish film, an L.A. detective and his partner get loaned out to a town in Alaska where night never falls for half the year. While they're hunting a killer, the detective accidentally kills his…
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)

[6] Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this somewhat faithful adaptation of Shelley's spectacular novel. While it hits most of the plot points, it doesn't quite capture the essence of Shelley's work -- that if you tinker irresponsibly with nature…