Every neighborhood in the ’80s had a group of kids looking for their next great adventure on their bikes, and...
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Author of World Gone Wild: A Survivor's Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies and The Good, the Tough, and the Deadly: Action Movies and Stars.
A perfectly palatable straight-to-video gem from the height of the early DVD boom of the late '90s, Shadowbuilder is one of those sparkling jewels that more or less remains undiscovered by the masses.
An Australian lark of a film, Windrider is a bubblegum sex, sandals, and beach movie with some nice visuals, but little else to recommend it.
Plot: Career criminal Frank plans a bank heist and sends for his buddies to help pull the job. Before his...
The film has aged remarkably well thanks to pitch perfect performances, sharp writing (by Rob Shelton, the film's director), and a great sense of time and place.
An old fashioned, '90s version of It's a Wonderful Life with a winning Belushi in the lead role, Mr. Destiny doesn't say too much beyond the obvious, but how can you not enjoy this stuff?
Paul Verhoeven's ultra sexed-up drama Spetters leaves an indelible impression.
For some, this will be everything you could ask for in a throwaway one-note joke of a movie. For most others, though, this will be a slog and a wet dog of a viewing experience.
An absolutely gorgeous nature-type film in the vein of Jean-Jacques Annaud's films The Bear, Wings of Courage, and Two Brothers, Brothers of the Wind is a stunning achievement with its footage of eagles in peril.
One of the unheralded coming of age dramas of all time, Vincent Ward's Vigil is certainly not for all tastes, especially if you're not used to watching films from around the world.