The Last Unicorn (1982)
One magical unicorn survives the fate imposed by the wicked King Haggard (Christopher Lee) in his attempt to exterminate the realm. Thinking they couldn’t possibly all be dead (in this story, they are immortal),...
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The Change-Up (2011)
Body-swap comedies are relatively predictable, and yet, if the comedians are gifted and the situations inspired, a winning comedy can still be made from the oft-used premise. The only thing that sets it apart...
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Johnny Depp (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Arizona Dream) stars as Edward, a synthetic representation of a young man created by a bizarre inventor who died shortly before his transformation from mechanical construct to organic...
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
If you were to hear the central premise of Little Miss Sunshine without having ever seen a preview, you’d probably dismiss it as just another knock-off of National Lampoon’s Vacation series, and choose to ignore it. Don’t. While...
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Although David Mamet’s adapted play Glengarry Glen Ross offers an often fascinating brief look into the world of high-pressure real estate salesmen, it’s mostly just a showcase for some terrific acting and smart dialogue. If...
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Whenever we’re down, there’s usually someone who will like to say that happiness is just around the corner. THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING takes a more pessimistic approach, because by the same token, whenever we’re happy,...
Gattaca (1997)
Sometime in the near future, as the opening credits state, human beings are genetically produced so that they have the best traits possible. It is expected that these “valid” humans succeed and become mental...