Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
The most Miyazaki of Miyazaki films.
The NeverEnding Story
This 80s classic is beloved by many, for reasons which entirely escape me.
Legend
The strange, dreamlike quality and campy tone of this fairy tale fantasy will appeal to some, but not to most.
Conan the Barbarian
Pulp fantasy nonsense.
The Gold Rush
The film Charlie Chaplin most wanted to be remembered for doesn’t disappoint.
All The President’s Men
The Godfather of investigative journalism movies is still first in class.
Emperor
An interesting piece of docudrama clumsily told.
The Final Girls
Sometimes funny, sometimes soulful, this send-up of summer camp horror films is good, but falls just shy of greatness.
Wuthering Heights
This Gothic romance adaptation offers compelling drama for those who won’t mind the callowness of its main characters, or its more supernatural elements.
The Cat’s Meow
A dull and disappointing stab at telling a salacious “true” story from Hollywood’s early years.
Noelle
A fun but derivative-feeling Christmas movie whose one big differentiating idea is a total dud.
About Time
Airtight internal logic and a deep connection to what it means to be human aid this genre-bending time travel fantasy navigate in, and out of, the structures of a traditional romantic comedy.