Greta (2018)
Although the film is called Greta (originally titled, The Widow), Chloe Grace Moretz’s character, a young waitress named Frances McCullen, is the one we follow most, newly relocated to New York City from Boston...
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The Babadook (2014)
Old-school horror thrills are on the agenda for this low-budget Australian shocker that emerges as one of the most effective scary films of 2014. It’s nothing too new in terms of the formula plot,...
Wing Chun (1994)
Wing Chun has two saving graces: Yuen Woo-ping’s (Iron Monkey, In the Line of Duty 4) breathtaking martial arts choreography and Michelle Yeoh’s (The Heroic Trio, Magnificent Warriors) dynamic physical performance. Just like a musical is entertaining...
Far from Heaven (2002)
In 1955, Douglas Sirk directed another of his sudsy romances, the now classic, ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS. As of this writing, I haven’t seen this film, but have read that it provided much of the...
8MM (1999)
A small-time private eye (Cage) is hired by a wealthy widow (Carter) to learn the secret to a short 8mm film found in her deceased husband’s safe. It appears to be a snuff film featuring the...
Wild Things (1998)
A high school guidance counselor (Dillon, In & Out) is accused of rape by a student (Richards, The World is Not Enough) who is the daughter of a wealthy and powerful widow (Russell, Spider-Man 3). After it is found...
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
After Dark My Sweet is a hidden gem of a film that most people probably overlooked 1,000 times in the video store, next time you’re there and have gone over the new releases shelves for...