Real Genius (1985)
Apr 27, 2000Hi-Tech University Hijinks
Highly enjoyable comedy set among the hi-tech hijinks of a group of university science geeks. Val Kilmer owns the show in his second screen performance
Jonathan Gries
TerrorVision (1986)
Apr 5, 1999Alien Nasty Emerges from a TV
One of the films from Charles Band's Empire productions about a family facing an alien manifested out of their tv set
The Monster Squad (1987)
May 24, 2015Kids vs the Famous Monsters
Rather charming effort where the Famous Monsters – Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, the Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Creature – are revived and pitted against a group of kids. The film has a great deal of affection for the originals and the encounters are delightful
Fright Night Part 2 (1989)
Sep 5, 2002Vampire Film
Sequel to Fright Night, this basically rehashes what went before but introduces Jerry Dandridge's sister. This does come with the benefit of some way-out stylistic effects from director Tommy Lee Wallace
Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
May 22, 2001Zombified Mother Comedy
A very eccentric comedy in which momma's boy Steve Buscemi accepts a deal from a strange salesman to resurrect his beloved mother (Miriam Margolyes) from the dead
Northfork (2003)
May 29, 2014Strange Film About Angels
The Polish Brothers, two of the most underrated creative teams in the US today, make a rather puzzling film about angels that feels like muted Coen Brothers. The film is cool, measured, has often striking imagery but leaves you scratching your head trying to figure out what it is about
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
Mar 20, 2009Man Builds His Own Rocket
The Polish Brothers are a greatly underrated force in US filmmaking. Here they make a fine film with Billy Bob Thornton as an everyday farmer who decides to build and launch his own space rocket
Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
Jun 17, 2025Found Footage/Unexplained Phenomena
A reasonably effective and spooky Found Footage film set around the unexplained phenomena at the real-life Skinwalker Ranch
The Well (2014)
Oct 14, 2014Drought-Ridden Post-Holocaust Future
Modest variant on the post-holocaust film with the novel variant being that this is set in a drought-ridden future. The usual action movie emphasis of the genre has been toned down and an emphasis placed on the fight for survival in this world
Solvent (2024)
Jul 6, 2026Uncovering Nazi Evil
An Austrian film shot entirely using a GoPro camera where a team investigating an abandoned farm uncover Nazi artifacts and an evil that seems to possess the lead character