Akira (1988)
Akira represents one of the most influential anime features of all time. It’s based on the 1982 manga series from Katsuhiro Otomo, who not only co-writes the adaptation, but he also directs this animated...
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Hardcore Henry (2015)
At the beginning of the film, we find the Henry of the title having been all but entirely killed from a brutal attack that sees his eyes, one of his arms, and one of...
Carrie (1976)
Carrie is an adaptation of Stephen King’s first published novel, and the first to be adapted for the big screen. Despite its age, the film still holds up as quite effective to this day, thanks...
Chronicle (2012)
Directed by first-timer Josh Trank, this Max Landis (son of famous filmmaker John Landis) scripted story mostly follows the plight of Andrew Detmer (DeHaan), a troubled teen who is bullied at school, abused by...
Firestarter (1984)
Based on the novel by Stephen King, Firestarter stars Drew Barrymore (E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Cat’s Eye) as youngster Charlie McGee, the super-gifted offspring of “Jedi mind trick”-using father Andy (Keith, Major League II) and mind-reading mother Vicky (Locklear, Money...
Modern Problems (1981)
I’m wondering if the creators of Modern Problems thought that Chevy Chase could ad-lib enough laughs to save this dud from falling apart and that they didn’t just film without a script save to set...
Phenomenon (1996)
I once read that human beings use at most 10-20% of their brains’ capacity during their lifetimes. It staggers the mind to think of the capacity we have to learn and grow, yet we...