Stephen King is one of the most successful writers ever, but films based on his books have been lackluster at best. While The Shining and The Shawshank Redemption often appear on lists of the greatest films ever made, others like…
Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski’s satanic nursery-rhyme shocked audiences when it was released in 1968. Based on Ira Levin’s book of the same name, the story concerns a young couple, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and Guy Woodhouse (John Cassavetes), who move into…
Warner Brothers has brought The Exorcist to 4K to celebrate the films fiftieth birthday… The Exorcist is one of the few movies the genuinely scares me, no matter how many times I watch it. I’m among that group of people…
Released in 1982, Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing was based on the DC Comics series. In an unexplored swamp in the deep South, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise) and his sister Linda (Nanette Brown) have been working on a recombinant DNA…
Released in 1973. Enter the Dragon became the first Chinese martial arts film produced in America and made Bruce Lee a household name. Tragically, Lee died before the film was released, making the film a document of a promising career…
Released on August 27, 1953, Roman Holiday is probably best known as the film that introduced American audiences to Audrey Hepburn. Director/producer William Wyler (Ben-Hur) had originally wanted Elizabeth Taylor for the role of Princess Ann (‘Anya Smith’) but Hepburn…
Directed by Howard Hawks, Rio Bravo stars John Wayne as John T. Chance, sheriff of a small Texas town, Rio Bravo. He’s assigned to take custody of a murderer (Claude Akins) whose brother (John Russell), a powerful rancher, is plotting…
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off isn’t exactly highbrow cinema but it sure is fun. The 1986 comedy made Matthew Broderick a star, cemented director John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink) status as the best chronicler of teenage…
Based on the second half of the acclaimed novel by John Steinbeck, East of Eden is essentially the story of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Here, Eden is a ranch they used to…
Released in 1985, Martin Scorsese’s dark comedy After Hours offers an unflinching look at the edgier side of New York City’s Soho district. Griffin Dunne stars as mild mannered word processor Paul Hackett, who is having the worst night of…