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Mission to Mars
Stage Newspaper
Mac Verstandig
An instant popcorn classic.
10/10
10
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Ready to Rumble
Stage Newspaper
Mac Verstandig
The film has no real intent whatsoever other than to spew juvenile sight gags and jokes derived in the 4th grade boy's bathroom.
2/10
10
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2,226
Rules of Engagement
Stage Newspaper
Mac Verstandig
The acting is good, plot holes many and concession stand just down the hall.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
1
2,226
Snow Falling on Cedars
Stage Newspaper
Mac Verstandig
Universal is marketing this film for Best Picture is an insult to the Academy's intellect.
6/10
10
6
10
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5
10
1
2,226
Starting Out in the Evening
Star Magazine
Marshall Fine
This thoughtful character study is like watching a well-written short story unfold.
4/4
4
4
4
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6
7
2
2,227
The Dark Knight
Star Magazine
Marshall Fine
This movie is too in love with itself to make you love it.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
2
2,227
The Kingdom
Star Magazine
Marshall Fine
It's an adrenaline rush that tickles the brain cells.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,227
Wanted
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Too ridiculous to be entertaining and too long to keep everyone's attention. If fate were only so virtuous as this film would have us believe.
2/4
4
2
4
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7
2
2,228
Bad Company
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
In this film we at least see a study in contrasts; the wide range of one actor, and the limited range of a comedian.
2/4
4
2
4
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2
7
2
2,228
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
An iconic film character deserved a better story than this.
2/4
4
2
4
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2
7
2
2,228
Iron Man
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
The visual effects are bound to give you goosebumps and maybe you'll find yourself uttering an audible "whoa."
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,228
Sex and the City
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
What does that say when a self-admitted narcissist receives such a following? In playing the victim card so often, Sarah Jessica Parker's character is one of the most unlikable characters I've seen in a long time.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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2,228
Solaris
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Solaris does not reduce the complex dilemma it creates for itself down to a simple set of conditions solved by a simple set of rules.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,228
The Incredible Hulk
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
The Hulk is one of Marvel Comics more unsuccessfully developed superheroes. He is more of a scared animal striking out at his tormentors rather than a thinking being that acts with a conscience.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,228
WALL-E
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
This film is a real treasure, one that can make you laugh when you are in your worst of moods.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,228
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Why does Adam Sandler continue to make these comedies that aren't funny? Because your neighbor's 13-year old kid keeps going to see them.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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1
7
2
2,228
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Even contemporary audiences can't help but laugh at this.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
2,229
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Jim Carrey is at his annoying worst here. His manic, over-the-top style doesn't mesh well with lockerroom humor.
1/5
5
1
5
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1
6
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2,229
An American in Paris
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Beautifully staged with bright vibrant scenery. It's Kelly at his dancing best.
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
2,229
B.A.P.S.
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Apallingly bad. Robert Townsend's attempt at satirizing black culture is far off the mark.
0/5
5
0
5
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0
6
1
2,229
Enchanted April
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Beautifully filmed and acted with a pleasant, wry sense of humor about it. Mirand Richardson shows why she is one of our greatest living actresses.
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,229
Guys and Dolls
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Ya gotta love seeing the first glimpse of Don Corleone here. A fun screen adaptation if not musically sound.
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,229
Hoop Dreams
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Fascinating look at the whole culture behind college basketball recruiting. Very well structured and edited.
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,229
The Name of the Rose (Der Name der Rose)
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
Michael Drakulich
Marvelous adaptation of a complex Umberto Eco novel. Christian Slater's first feature role.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
2,229
300
Starburst
Andrew Pollard
If you're looking to see the rich, deep imagery of 300 play out in the most beautiful, bone-crunching way possible, this 4K offering is absolutely a must-have.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
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2,230
Acts of Vengeance
Starburst
John Townsend
Borrowing from all manner of similar films and television shows, Acts Of Vengeance fails to blend these elements into a cohesive narrative.
5/5
5
5
5
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4
5
1
2,230
Amulet
Starburst
Jack Bottomley
Amulet is a bold and impressive directorial debut.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
Aquaslash
Starburst
Martin Unsworth
It plays like an extended segment from a Final Destination film. Even at just over hour, the story is stretched thinner than the girls' bikini straps.
2/5
5
2
5
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1
5
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2,230
Blood Fest
Starburst
Andrew Marshall
The frustrating thing about Blood Fest is that it can't seem to decide what kind of film it is.
5/5
5
5
5
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4
5
1
2,230
Centigrade
Starburst
Jorge Ignacio Castillo
Allegedly inspired by real events, Centigrade portrays some decidedly uncinematic aspects of the ordeal, like tedium, yet it doesn't go as far as to become unsavoury.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,230
Deep Blue Sea 3
Starburst
Jack Bottomley
Great fun and infinitely superior to even some cinema-released shark flicks. Bonus points too, for co-starring a heroic shark called Sally!
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
Full Metal Jacket
Starburst
Andrew Pollard
A hard-hitting movie laced with moments of dark humour and brimming with social commentary, Full Metal Jacket is viewed as one of the all-time great war movie.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,230
Immortal
Starburst
Grant Kempster
Less a fully formed feature and more a curiosity for fans of the genre, Immortal is well executed despite what appears to be a low budget and does the best it can to squeeze everything it can out of the script and the cast.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
1
2,230
Kin
Starburst
Ryan Pollard
All these positives aren't enough to make this movie good, since it's let down by an incredibly dated story full of some of the most tired clichés, without even attempting to add something new or fresh to spice things up.
5/5
5
5
5
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4
5
1
2,230
Monstrous
Starburst
Joel Harley
Well-acted by its two stars and written with deliberation and pace (by Shields herself, no less), this is a thoughtful character study and a slowly unfolding mystery - a more serious version of Creep, but without all the found footage and peachfuzz.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro
Starburst
Chris Jackson
Engaging, thoughtful and heartfelt, Nail In The Coffin is a worthy examination of both a legendary figure in the wrestling world and the man behind it.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
2,230
Relic
Starburst
Jack Bottomley
Relic is a tormentingly emotional experience but come the gruesomely unexpected, unusual and shattering conclusion, you're left reeling by an ending that will stay with you long after and perhaps forever more.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,230
Rent-A-Pal
Starburst
Alan Boon
Rent-a-Pal is an understated gem, and deserves a huge audience for all its principals, dealing with a subject that is rarely touched upon by mainstream cinema.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
2,230
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Starburst
Laura Griffiths
It's a morbid concept but so ridiculous, particularly in the film's final act, it works
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
She Dies Tomorrow
Starburst
Nick Spacek
She Dies Tomorrow aches with tension and possibility, and maintains that through to the last frame, refusing to let the viewer off with easy answers.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
Shirley
Starburst
Laura Potier
The essences of a psycho-sexual thriller, a feminist drama, and a supernatural horror are effectively blended together to create one fiercely subversive study of Shirley Jackson, with truly fantastic performances from Moss and Young.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
Sputnik
Starburst
Jonathan Edwards
Lacking in killer instinct, Sputnik is a competently put together film which could have benefited more from its deadly concept.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
The Dare
Starburst
Jacob Walker
The Dare just doesn't deliver satisfying enough answers to these questions.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
The Honeymoon Phase
Starburst
Martin Unsworth
The climactic reveal would have been enough a payoff without heightening the reality at that point. That said, it's a solidly entertaining film that highlights the darker side of relationships.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
The Other Lamb
Starburst
Joel Harley
This is provocative, disturbing, and deeply unsettling cinema... and all without a single jump scare or flamethrower in sight.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
The Owners
Starburst
Martin Unsworth
After showing great promise as a cat-and-mouse home invasion caper, the result is a tad muddled and a damp squib, but by no means a disaster.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
The Rental
Starburst
Jack Bottomley
Franco and Joe Swanberg's screenplay is a beautifully shot, Vacancy-like voyeurism thriller which drips into a tech-savvy slasher, and Franco's direction allows much of the drama to initially stem from real life tensions and friction among friends.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
The Silencing
Starburst
Joel Harley
It's desperately dull and predictable - down to the boring reveal at the end. It does moody and atmospheric well, but that will only take you so far. Ultimately, it's too muted for its own good.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
The Swerve
Starburst
Martin Unsworth
Although The Swerve isn't a traditional horror film, it is nevertheless deeply disturbing and will resonate with viewers, regardless of gender.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
Two Heads Creek
Starburst
Martin Unsworth
The satire of racist attitudes beats you around the head, but thanks to the blood-soaked climax, Two Heads Creek ends up being a crowd-pleasing beast. If nothing else, you'll have an appreciation of the music of Aussie legend Norman Rowe.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,230
Uncle Peckerhead
Starburst
Nick Spacek
There's a ton of heart in Uncle Peckerhead, thanks to the fact that the music sounds like a real band. It's catchy, kind of like a mix between the bouncy underground pop of Lemuria, mixed with Green Day's stadium punk rock.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,230
The Danish Girl
State.ie
Hilary A White
Every second in Hooper's film is arranged like a Vanity Fair shoot... Indeed, so overwrought are some moments that you may struggle to keep a straight face amid all the hamming and political worthiness.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,231
The Adjustment Bureau
Strange Horizons
Walter Chaw
it would be offensive if it weren't so clearly an object better pitied or ignored. It's a conversation-starter for idiots, God bless 'em.
0.5/4
4
0.5
4
true
1
9
2
2,232
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Strange Horizons
Walter Chaw
benign slapstick.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
true
5
9
2
2,232
Bad Santa
Stranger Song
Rob Humanick
George Bailey never kicked Mr. Potter in the nuts.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,233
Miami Vice
Stranger Song
Rob Humanick
[The punchy] theatrical opening... doesn't so much lead viewers into the film as it injects them.
A
short_letter
null
null
false
5
6
1
2,234
The Rape of Europa
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
(T)his dense, dynamic documentary... takes on the high drama and difficult moral quandaries of Adolf Hitler's campaign to plunder the great artworks of Europe...
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,235
Che: Part One (The Argentine)
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
Soderbergh photographs the films himself (under the credit Peter Andrews) in widescreen and lush color, shooting in long, deliberate takes that soak in the textures of the experience and the sense of time passing.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,235
Margot at the Wedding
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
Shooting with a handheld camera that stays just slightly aloof from the uneasy atmosphere, [Noah] Baumbach creates a vivid and nuanced sense of this family's dynamics.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,235
Pan's Labyrinth
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
... an elemental Alice in Wonderland amidst the horrors of Francisco Franco's reign of terror in 1944 Spain.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,235
The Host
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
It stirs a stew of genre conventions, from political commentary to dysfunctional family satire to earnest emotional pathos, into an often thrilling monster movie as indebted to the B-movies of seventies American drive-ins as it is to Japan's Godzilla
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,235
Gallipoli
Stuff.co.nz
Graeme Tuckett
Gallipoli remains one of the better World War I dramas yet made, well worth revisiting.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,236
Poms
Stuff.co.nz
James Croot
File under forgettable fun.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,236
The Kitchen
Stylecaster
Joi Childs
The Kitchen had enough in the clip to shoot out something greater - but the trigger was never pulled.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
3
9
2
2,237
Life is a Bed of Roses
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
What happens when a skeptic tackles tranquility? He makes it look dangerous.
60/100
100
60
100
false
59
100
1
2,238
Gretchen
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
As Steve Collins' Gretchen proves, not all Amerindies on the festival circuit are made by guys you'd expect to run into in a John Cassavetes festival.
33/100
100
33
100
false
32
100
1
2,238
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
The result is a mesh of creative sensibilities that never quite congeals.
53/100
100
53
100
false
52
100
1
2,238
The New World
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
Lazily reassuring, a dime-store haiku, and a master's nadir.
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
2,239
If....
Stylus Magazine
Bill Weber
Its poetics of insurrection still resonate with any armchair anarchists who've even fleetingly wished death to their oppressors.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,239
Le Petit Lieutenant
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
So, it can't quite be said that [Xavier Beauvois] is bereft of novel, impressively lurid ideas for murders, because he's expressly against them, if we're to take Antoine's lust for intrigue as our own.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
2,239
Mutual Appreciation
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
More than an effortlessly perceptive observer, Bujalski has honed deceptively stylized visuals to serve deceptively stylized drama. Isolated by their lonesome, compositions are so inert as to seem intentionally inexpressive, but altogether, a visual strat
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,239
Snow Angels
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
Green doesn't want the viewer dumbfounded as to how to react so much as to match every laugh with a shudder. It's a balance of humiliation and empathy that ultimately works.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,239
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Stylus Magazine
Sky Hirschkron
[The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things] has a deceptively desultory structure where no moral system or 'new daddy' seems to hold much water upon introduction, but each accumulates ideas which make an atavistic reappearance at the most inopportune of tim
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,239
Justice League
Suburban Journals of St. Louis
Mathew DeKinder
There's certainly more of a sense of humor this time around with these characters and, while the end result is just a notch above so-so, there at least is a ray of hope for DC moving into the future.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
2
2,240
Crystal Fairy
Suite101.com
Fred Topel
Stoner arthouse, if you will.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
2,241
Man of Tai Chi
Suite101.com
Fred Topel
Reeves has achieved Bruce Lee's vision for Game of Death.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
2,241
This Must Be The Place
Suite101.com
Fred Topel
The perfect way to use Sean Penn's powers for good and not evil. He can be serious in his character and the situations are so weird we can all enjoy it.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
2,241
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Bring on the David Fincher-helmed remake.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Hell hath no fury like a scorned woman, especially one who could avoid a divorce altogether by merely stepping on you.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The beats of the film are like overused sandpaper, too worn down and tattered to have more than a passing effect.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,242
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Yes kids, media was idiotic and hysterical long before the likes of Glenn Beck were around.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,242
The Fly
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The script works hard to ensure that the premise delivers without succumbing to its surface absurdity.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
The Fly
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
One of the greatest, horror or otherwise.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,242
Invaders from Mars
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
It isn't great, but it is great fun.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Among the most thrilling cliffhangers in all of cinema.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,242
Them!
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Smart and idiosyncratic, with enough climaxes for two movies.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
The Thing from Another World
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Perhaps the most famous shot of the movie is also one of head-slapping irrelevance.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Warrior
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
A welcome throwback to big studio movies with heart, mind, and blood running through their veins.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
20 Million Miles to Earth
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The lead actor looks a little like Steve Martin, which got me to thinking that digitally inserting that comedian could make something out of this imploded building of a movie.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
5
1
2,242
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The third act - a rampage through New York comprised of stop-motion, miniatures, rear projection and other layering processes - ensures that all was worthwhile.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Bride of the Monster
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The many flawed details of the film are embarrassing, but the film entire suggests a cry from the heart of a crippled poet.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Dynamic elements lend the film an intoxicating, electric vibe that sets it apart from most "behind the scenes" documentaries.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Fiend Without a Face
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
As far as mad scientist byproducts go, they're a juggernaut.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
Forbidden Planet
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The tragicomic tone would have done the Bard proud, and at even only 98 minutes, Forbidden Planet is positively epic.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,242
The Giant Gila Monster
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The desolate desert imagery combined with Jack Marshall's creepy score make for a sporadically transfixing experience.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Compared to the "Japoteurs" propaganda that was barely a decade out, it's an astonishing leap forward.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
A tongue-in-cheek examination of the ways commitment tends to toy with the male brain.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
Immortals
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
The fact is that Immortals would be better if it were a silent movie.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,242
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
Earns its ponderous tone, and the final moments are as fitting as they are unexpected.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,242
It Came from Outer Space
Suite101.com
Rob Humanick
If anything, a modern vantage point reaffirms how devastatingly the film hits the nail on the head.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,242