Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant [2023]
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant is a mildly entertaining and visually impressive action movie rooted in the harsh realities of war.
The Shining [1980]
After more than 40 years, The Shining, an atmospheric psychological horror based on Stephen King’s novel, still looks and feels amazing.
The Core [2003]
Despite its bizarre premise, The Core is a fun disaster movie following a group of scientists drilling their way to the center of the Earth.
Our Kind of Traitor [2016]
Forgettable but still intriguing enough and featuring Stellan Skarsgård’s magnetic performance, Our Kind of Traitor is a solid spy thriller.
Air [2023]
Mildly entertaining, full of eighties nostalgia, and featuring a great cast, Air is a 2023 movie about Nike’s efforts to sign Michael Jordan.
Palmetto [1998]
Driven by excellent performances, Palmetto is a sweaty, steamy, and easygoing neo-noir movie where nothing is what it seems.
Wolfman – New werewolf movie starring Ryan Gosling in the works
Still in the early stages of pre-production, Universal’s Wolfman is expected to be released sometime in 2024 or even 2025.
The Babadook [2014]
The Babadook takes a familiar horror movie plot and uses it to explore the most powerful human emotion there is, fear. Paralyzing fear.
Novembre [2022]
After the messy opening 30 minutes, Novembre, a French thriller about the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks only gets better and better.
Van Helsing [2004]
A bit silly but still effective, Van Helsing is a fun and underrated creature feature honoring old-school monsters with style.
Air America [1990]
Criminally underrated, Air America is a war-themed action comedy starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. based on actual events.
The Lost King [2022]
Based on fascinating true events, The Lost King is a relaxing English dramedy perfect for lazy evenings when you just want to space out.
Red Eye [2005]
Under Wes Craven’s direction, Red Eye, a generic thriller set aboard an airplane, became a perfectly watchable movie with great performances.
Narrow Margin [1990]
Gripping from moment one, Narrow Margin is an effective thriller mostly set on a train featuring realistic characters and a great cast.
The Hills Have Eyes 2 [2007]
Nasty and visceral, The Hills Have Eyes 2 is a stand-alone sequel worth watching only if you’re a fan of mutants vs. humans horrors.
Extraction 2 [2023]
Featuring mind-blowing action sequences, Extraction 2 is a visceral, brutal, and gripping action movie, in one word: a masterpiece.
Mondocane AKA Dogworld [2021]
Flawed but visually alluring and full of great performances, Mondocane is a Italian coming-of-age crime drama with a post-apocalyptic setting.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter blends Dracula with Alien
Set solely on a ship transporting Dracula to England, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is being described as “Alien on a ship in 1897”.
Yes, Madam [1985]
Yes, Madam is a bizarre, and highly entertaining Hong Kong martial arts action movie that created the whole “girls with guns” subgenre.
Wanted [2008]
Unapologetically flashy, Wanted is a brainless but highly entertaining action movie featuring Angelina Jolie and bending bullets.
Guilty as Sin [1993]
Guilty as Sin differs from all the other nineties murder mystery courtroom thrillers because it features a manipulative male Femme Fatale.
BlackBerry [2023]
Appropriately quirky and just fun, BlackBerry is a movie detailing the meteoric rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone.
Extravagant and charming, The Last Dragon offers pure eighties fun
Not taking itself too seriously, The Last Dragon is a martial arts movie, a musical, and a comedy wrapped in fascinating eighties packaging.
The Nice Guys [2016]
Oozing with a vibrant late seventies atmosphere, The Nice Guys is an entertaining buddy-cop action comedy you can watch any time.
The Skeleton Key [2005]
Set in the Deep South where the supernatural still lives, The Skeleton Key is an atmospheric, simple, and effective occult horror movie.
Evil Dead Rise is the best horror movie I’ve seen in years
Evil Dead Rise and with it a hope that the horror genre is not dead but very much alive offering gruesomely gory fun for everyone.
American Made [2017]
Based on the surreal life of Barry Seal, American Made is an action comedy that’s got it all: CIA, cartels, dictators, and a lot of cocaine.
Presumed Innocent [1990]
Part courtroom drama part murder mystery, Presumed Innocent is a sturdy and engaging nineties thriller full of twists and ambiguity.
Dracula 3000 [2004]
Set aboard a huge spaceship in the distant future, Dracula 3000 is a hilarious so bad that it’s good movie you have to see to believe.
Black Crab AKA Svart Krabba [2022]
Black Crab is a visually impressive, atmospheric, and rather bleak, Swedish post-apocalyptic movie starring Noomi Rapace.
Journey to the Center of the Earth [2008]
Mildly entertaining, Journey to the Center of the Earth, 2008 edition, is a forgettable adventure into a place we don’t see so often.
Finding Steve McQueen [2019]
Finding Steve McQueen is a lighthearted heist movie based on actual events surrounding one of the biggest robberies in US history.
Passenger 57 [1992]
Featuring an excellent villain, Passenger 57 is an entertaining nineties action movie set aboard a plane starring Wesley Snipes.
To Catch A Killer [2023]
Behind the generic title To Catch a Killer hides a solid and familiar psychological thriller about a different kind of serial killer.
We Were Soldiers [2002]
Hauntingly realistic and gripping, We Were Soldiers is a war movie showing the sheer brutality of the Vietnam war.
Elysium [2013]
Superficially exploring thought-provoking ideas, Elysium is an action-packed and visually stunning science fiction movie worth watching.
The Full Monty [1997]
The Full Monty is a surprisingly thought-provoking British feelgood comedy with an erotic twist and excellent performances.
The Creator, another AI-gone-crazy movie coming in Sept. 2023
Coming to us from the director of Rogue One, The Creator is an upcoming post-apocalyptic science fiction movie with a lot of action.
Sisu [2022]
If you suspend your belief, the brutally violent, atmospheric, and stylish Finnish action movie Sisu will reward you greatly.
1408 [2007]
Featuring a nightmarish atmosphere, 1408 is a simple and effective single-location horror movie based on Stephen King’s short story.
A Million Ways to Die in the West [2014]
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a comedy offering a refreshingly cynical and hilarious take on both the Wild West and Western movies.
Tiger Cage [1988]
Tiger Cage is a Hong Kong action crime thriller relying more on brutal twists and a pretty dark atmosphere than on martial arts fights.
The Artifice Girl [2023]
Intelligent, refreshing, and, above all, original, The Artifice Girl is a minimalist science fiction movie about a different type of AI.
The Hole In The Ground [2019]
Moody and atmospheric, The Hole In The Ground is a horror movie that successfully blends Irish folklore and the familiar creepy kid theme.
Last Action Hero [1993]
At the same time a tribute, parody, and a whole new breed of an action comedy, Last Action Hero is a fun movie that’s going to cheer you up.
Don’t Say a Word [2001]
Despite its somewhat over-the-top premise, Don’t Say a Word is a thoroughly engrossing and entertaining thriller worth watching.
Superhero Movie [2008]
Fast-paced and entertaining, Superhero Movie is an underrated and hilarious parody of Spiderman, Batman, and X-Men movies you need to watch.
Last Sentinel [2023]
Exceedingly well-crafted, Last Sentinel is a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie following the crew of an outpost in the middle of the sea.
We’ll have to wait a bit more for the new Borderlands movie
Although filming finished in June of 2022, additional reshoots have been ordered pushing the release date for the Borderlands movie to 2024.
Never Too Young to Die [1986]
Supercheesy and entertaining, Never Too Young to Die is a hilariously bad and fast-paced eighties action movie that’s going to blow you away.