Ravenous (1999)
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Each performance — especially those of Pearce and Carlyle — shows that the actors have wholeheartedly bought in to the story. 1999’s Ravenous is a strange little movie. It’s essentially…
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Black Christmas (1974)
Slasher films are known for their buckets of gore and splatter. Black Christmas, however, relies on the unseen to provide its scares. 1974’s Black Christmas opens with a first-person shot…
Fall (2022)
As long as you’re not expecting a life-changing cinematic experience, Fall provides an evening’s worth of gut-wrenching tension with a minimum of required brain activity. After losing her husband in…
5-25-77 (2022)
It’s hard to explain how much Star Wars changed everything for people my age at the time of its release. Over a decade ago, I saw a trailer for a…
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Superficially, The Sword of Doom might be classified as an “action” film, but it’s also a character study. And, strangely, while its subject is unlikable, he’s wholly fascinating. While browsing…
Westworld (1973)
As The Gunslinger, Brynner exhibits a relentlessness that would later influence characters like Michael Myers and The Terminator. Before writing Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton penned the script for and directed…
Cheap Thrills (2013)
When a film is entertaining and provides my brain with something to chew on after it’s over, it’s well worth recommending. Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) is having a bad day.…