Tag: 5 star extras

David Cronenberg's compelling supernatural thriller Dead Zone weaves a wonderful Christopher Walken performance with a superb screenplay.

Almost Famous is Cameron Crowe's greatest film, a fictionalized account of his heady days as a teenage music journalist.

Scott Pilgrim's message about earning self-confidence is likely lost amid the references and visuals, but it's too fun to care.

Easily one of the oddest straight adaptations of King Kong, the 1976 version focuses on a goofy sexuality that's neither successful or comfortable when trying to settle on tone.

An interesting peak at the stresses of indie filmmaking, Clapboard Jungle works even as it becomes a documentary tutorial in the back half.

A smart western slaughter, Django upends the usual hero role for someone who must face his actions in doing right.

The storied franchise makes the leap to 3D CD animation with fantastic results in this big-budget theatrical movie, Lupin III: The First.

Guncrazy loses itself in violence, ruining attempt to humanize two murderers on a rampage out west.

A comedy horror masterpiece, Tremors' creative streak is ceaseless, even when leaning on familiar tropes.

Meir Zarchi's shocking I Spit on Your Grave has an undeniable power despite its reprehensible rape elements and graphic brutality against women.

A dark, grisly thriller from Hong Kong's early exploitation scene, Untold Story combines brutal gore with a nasty sense of humor.

Daughters of Darkness is a seminal lesbian vampire thriller with stylish direction, starring Delphine Seyrig as the seductive Countess Bathory.