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1.5/4
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Dune
(1984)
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Matt Brunson
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As with many things lousy, this acquired a cult following over the years, but it’s hardly worthy.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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3.5/4
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This Is Spinal Tap
(1984)
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Matt Brunson
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It now stands as one of the premier cult movies of all time, an honor no one saw coming back in ’84.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Karate Kid
(1984)
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Matt Brunson
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A film that really keeps the blood pumping and brings the audience to its feet.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Dutchman
(2025)
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Matt Brunson
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This update tries to build on the original play's themes, with mostly successful results.
Posted Apr 09, 2026
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3/4
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Sleepless in Seattle
(1993)
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Matt Brunson
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Like its protagonists, the picture wants nothing so much as to be loved.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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3/4
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Rollercoaster
(1977)
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Matt Brunson
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Co-written by Richard Levinson and William Link, the team behind TV’s Columbo.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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4/4
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
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Matt Brunson
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An absolutely delightful film that, with the exception of Ed Wood, still ranks as Tim Burton's finest achievement.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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1.5/4
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The Only Game in Town
(1970)
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Matt Brunson
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Arid and ineffectual.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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2/4
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Be Kind Rewind
(2008)
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Matt Brunson
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The premise of Be Kind Rewind is pure Michel Gondry. The end result is anything but.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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3.5/4
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Way Out West
(1937)
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Matt Brunson
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A delight.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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4/4
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Sons of the Desert
(1933)
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Matt Brunson
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The best of all their feature-length offerings.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Music Box
(1932)
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Matt Brunson
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The greatest of all the Laurel & Hardy shorts is 1932’s Oscar-winning The Music Box.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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2/4
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K2
(1992)
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Matt Brunson
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If there’s an original moment in this picture, it must have gotten buried under all the snow.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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2.5/4
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Passage to Marseille
(1944)
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Matt Brunson
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This one employs flashbacks within flashbacks within flashbacks (whew!).
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Last Days of Man on Earth
(1973)
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Matt Brunson
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Fuest’s script manages to be both underdeveloped and overextended.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Devil's Rain
(1975)
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Matt Brunson
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There’s simply no mistaking The Devil’s Rain for a truly good film. At the same time, if ever a so-so flick qualified as a required viewing event for the curious and the cultists, it’s this one.
Posted Apr 05, 2026
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3/4
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Incredibles 2
(2018)
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Matt Brunson
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Forget that Marvel gang: On screen, The Incredibles are the true Fantastic Four.
Posted Apr 03, 2026
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2.5/4
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Back to the Future Part III
(1990)
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Matt Brunson
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The most conventional film in the series.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3/4
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Back to the Future Part II
(1989)
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Matt Brunson
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Like fellow second child Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, it had to contend with doltish charges of being too cold.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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Back to the Future
(1985)
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Matt Brunson
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The first film remains the best.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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1.5/4
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RoboCop 3
(1993)
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Matt Brunson
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While the sight of a flying RoboCop isn't as offensive as the sight of a flying R2-D2, it still registers as an awful idea.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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1.5/4
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RoboCop 2
(1990)
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Matt Brunson
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Unremittingly trashy and ugly.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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RoboCop
(1987)
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Matt Brunson
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Excessively violent yet also refreshingly satirical, Robocop endures as a modern classic of sci-fi cinema.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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1.5/4
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RoboCop
(2014)
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Matt Brunson
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There are two ways to approach the 2014 RoboCop, which I wouldn’t buy for a dollar even on 4K.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2.5/4
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Cat Ballou
(1965)
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Matt Brunson
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The picture isn't as consistently funny as its reputation would suggest, but Marvin is terrific.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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American Fiction
(2023)
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Matt Brunson
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A formidable actor who has lent his support to everyone from James Bond to Katniss Everdeen, Jeffrey Wright finally lands the (leading) role of his career in this black comedy about Black literature.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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A Dry White Season
(1989)
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Matt Brunson
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A potent picture about the horrors of apartheid.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3/4
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Case of the Bloody Iris
(1973)
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Matt Brunson
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An entertaining if ultimately obvious giallo.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
(2024)
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Matt Brunson
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An excellent documentary.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3/4
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A Feast at Midnight
(1995)
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Matt Brunson
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A film for the whole family to enjoy.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2.5/4
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Arabian Adventure
(1979)
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Matt Brunson
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It’s in the grand tradition of films like The Thief of Bagdad and Arabian Nights, with many of its prime components borrowed from the Aladdin folk tale and its various adaptations.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2/4
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Horror Castle
(1963)
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Matt Brunson
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A moody yet erratic thriller.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2/4
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The Virgin of Nuremberg (La vergine di Norimberga)
(1965)
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Matt Brunson
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A moody yet erratic thriller.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Hands of Orlac
(1960)
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Matt Brunson
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A drab performance from Mel Ferrer helps makes this easily the weakest of the three versions, but the picture receives a shot in the hand, er, arm, with the introduction of Christopher Lee’s character.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2.5/4
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Wild for Kicks
(1960)
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Matt Brunson
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One of the more interesting and comparatively polished entries in what’s often tagged a disreputable genre.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2/4
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J. Edgar
(2011)
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Matt Brunson
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Less a comprehensive biopic, more a Brokeback Bureau.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3/4
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Piranha
(1978)
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Matt Brunson
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It’s generally agreed that producer Roger Corman’s Piranha remains the best of the Jaws copycats; even Steven Spielberg counts himself among the film’s fans.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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1.5/4
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
(2010)
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Matt Brunson
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One of Woody Allen’s worst films, this is a flaccid piece that offers nothing in the way of stimulating drama or stirring comedy.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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Wise Blood
(1979)
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Matt Brunson
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It would be no easy task bringing Flannery O’Connor’s stories to the screen, yet here’s John Huston bucking the odds as he often did over the course of his remarkable career.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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4/4
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Red River
(1948)
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Matt Brunson
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Director Howard Hawks’ magnificent movie features a performance by John Wayne that’s so remarkable, it led to John Ford (who had already directed the star in several films) cracking, "I never knew the son of a bitch could act!"
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2/4
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Pan
(2015)
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Matt Brunson
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Hey, it could be worse. It could be Spielberg’s Hook.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2.5/4
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(1990)
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Matt Brunson
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The movie plays like one long in-joke.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3/4
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Ray
(2004)
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Matt Brunson
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Just how good is Jamie Foxx’s central performance in Ray? Let’s just say that without him, this biopic about music legend Ray Charles wouldn’t be half as memorable.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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Network
(1976)
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Matt Brunson
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One generation’s satire is another’s reality, meaning that the outrageous antics on view in Network would hardly be out of place in a TV landscape that in the modern era has housed Bill Reilly, Howard Stern, and Fear Factor.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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2/4
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Double Impact
(1991)
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Matt Brunson
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Packed with the sort of material one would expect from a middling JCVD programmer.
Posted Mar 31, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Town
(2010)
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Matt Brunson
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A crackling drama with a fine sense of both spatial relationships (thank director Ben Affleck) and character relationships (thank scripter Ben Affleck).
Posted Mar 26, 2026
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3.5/4
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S.O.B.
(1981)
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Matt Brunson
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As a searing satire about the underbelly of the Hollywood lifestyle, it still ranks as one of the best.
Posted Mar 26, 2026
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3.5/4
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House of Wax
(1953)
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Matt Brunson
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Far too many movies released in 3-D have relied on the novelty of the gimmick to cover up what would otherwise be a completely disposable film. But on its own two-dimensional terms, this one's a heckuva lot of fun.
Posted Mar 26, 2026
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3.5/4
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Murder, My Sweet
(1944)
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Matt Brunson
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Dick Powell, heretofore known as a jovial hoofer in splashy musicals, pulled off a complete career about-face with his concrete-tough performance in this film noir gem.
Posted Mar 26, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Howling
(1981)
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Matt Brunson
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Second only to 1941’s The Wolf Man as the best werewolf flick ever made.
Posted Mar 26, 2026
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