Weird Science (1985)
In April of 1984, on the strength of his yet-to-be-released debut feature as director, Sixteen Candles, and his scripts for The Breakfast Club and Weird Science, the prolific John Hughes entered into a $30...
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Iron Man (2008)
Multi-billionaire Tony Stark (Downey) is the best in the world at what he does — designing and selling high-powered weaponry to the world, literally changing the face of warfare through his ability to deliver...
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
There are movies that one recommends for the characterizations and the cleverness in the dialogue rather than the story or plot. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang strikes me as one of those kinds of movies. That’s...
Short Cuts (1993)
I’d like to say that I understand what Short Cuts is all about and Altman’s intent on this vignette-style film featuring several different interconnected storylines that jump between each other every minute or two. Frankly,...
In Dreams (1999)
A psychic New England writer (Bening) becomes haunted by dreams of upcoming murders by a serial killer who is hunting down little girls. It hits close to home when her own daughter becomes his next...
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
A New Orleans attorney (Branagh, Dead Again) has a fling with a waitress (Davidtz, Fallen) and tries to sort out her life after finding that she is being tormented by her deranged father (Duvall, Sling Blade). He...