Indiscreet
An actress (Ingrid Bergman) encounters a dapper NATO diplomat (Cary Grant) who’s charming but trapped in a loveless marriage. The story follows the couple’s relationship as it blossoms, accompanied by […]
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Weird Science
School dorks Wyatt and Gary (Ilan Mitchell-Smith and Anthony Michael Hall) are sick of being social outcasts who can’t get a girl so they digitally engineer a superwoman (Kelly LeBrock) […]
Fist of Fury
In his second kung fu movie, Bruce Lee seeks retribution for the death of his master (based on the real Huo Yuanjia) and humiliation at the hands of Japanese fighters, […]
Memory Games
This is a glimpse into the brains of competitive rememberers as they prepare for the World Memory Championships. The competitors include Johannes Mallow, whose rare muscle disease leaves him unable […]
Predator 2
Released in 1990 but set in 1997 for no discernible reason, Predator 2 follows an LAPD officer (Danny Glover) staking out a turf war between rival drug cartels. And occasionally […]
Conan the Destroyer
Burly Barbarian Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent to rescue the niece (Olivia d’Abo) of Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) with the promise of his lost love being returned to him. He’s […]
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Released a whole 4 years after Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is yet another misleading title since a) he doesn’t and b) it isn’t. From the […]
The Unforgiven
A frontier family must defend their home after their adopted sister (Audrey Hepburn) is revealed to have been stolen from a Native American tribe in 1960’s The Unforgiven, a kind […]
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
In this documentary, Wener Herzog looks at the internet and its impact, from its humble beginnings (“Lo” is the first electronic message ever sent. It was meant to be “Login” […]
That Thing You Do!
A rare case of a good film with an exclamation mark in the title, That Thing You Do! is the directorial debut of Turner & Hooch himself, Tom Hanks. Essentially Great […]
Screen Goblin 