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4/5
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Basic Instinct
(1992)
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Blake Davis
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Another over the top classic from Paul Verhoeven.
Posted Jan 14, 2005
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3/5
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Breakin'
(1984)
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Blake Davis
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When I was ten, I thought it was the coolest movie I'd ever seen.
Posted Jan 14, 2005
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2/5
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Jack Frost
(1997)
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Blake Davis
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There's a scene with a carrot in this one that I believe is a first.
Posted Jan 14, 2005
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3/5
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Of Unknown Origin
(1983)
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Blake Davis
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An intelligent overlooked horror film about writer's block.
Posted Jan 14, 2005
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4/5
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Prince of Darkness
(1987)
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Blake Davis
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One of John Carpenter's most underrated films, gory, grim and good.
Posted Jan 14, 2005
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4/5
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Suspiria
(1977)
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Blake Davis
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A get-under-your-skin makes no sense classic with some of the scariest images ever put on film.
Posted Jan 14, 2005
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4/5
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The Dark Crystal
(1982)
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Blake Davis
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A leap into the darker side of Jim Henson's imagination, a wonderful movie.
Posted Mar 27, 2004
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4/5
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Gremlins
(1984)
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Blake Davis
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Joe Dante's most successful film, like William Castle crossed with Looney Tunes.
Posted Mar 27, 2004
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5/5
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Blade Runner
(1982)
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Blake Davis
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Visually stunning detective story, and a defining work of science fiction.
Posted Mar 27, 2004
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4/5
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Home for the Holidays
(1995)
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Blake Davis
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Jodie Foster follows up her directing debut with this underrated, intelligent comedy.
Posted Mar 27, 2004
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The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Mar 27, 2004
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3/5
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Phantasm II
(1988)
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Blake Davis
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A silly piece of gross-out joy from the imaginitive Don Coscarelli.
Posted Jan 27, 2004
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5/5
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Blow Out
(1981)
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Blake Davis
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Brian DePalma's masterpiece, a wonderful movie.
Posted Jan 27, 2004
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2/5
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Higher Learning
(1995)
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Blake Davis
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John Singleton at his most pretentious and preachy.
Posted Jan 27, 2004
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3/5
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Dune
(1984)
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Blake Davis
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A lavish, sci-fi enigma from David Lynch that sticks with you.
Posted Jan 27, 2004
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Monster
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Jan 27, 2004
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4/5
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The Rocketeer
(1991)
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Blake Davis
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An overlooked classic that is alive with the heroics and nostalgia of big-studio era Hollywood.
Posted Dec 19, 2003
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3/5
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Cutthroat Island
(1995)
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Blake Davis
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A big, cheesy guilty pleasure full of beautiful landscapes and true swashbuckling.
Posted Dec 19, 2003
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2/5
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
(1989)
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Blake Davis
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The only thing worse than letting William Shatner act in a movie is letting William Shatner direct one.
Posted Dec 19, 2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Dec 19, 2003
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4/5
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Sweet Liberty
(1986)
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Blake Davis
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A sweet, funny comedy about the perils of being a writer and making a movie. An underrated charmer.
Posted Dec 15, 2003
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5/5
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True Believer
(1989)
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Blake Davis
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One of the best courtroom dramas ever made, and a movie that almost nobody knows about. A terrific picture.
Posted Dec 15, 2003
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21 Grams
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Dec 15, 2003
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4/5
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Ghostbusters II
(1989)
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Blake Davis
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A loose, assured sequel that has the breezy ambition of simply being fun and likable. And it is.
Posted Dec 15, 2003
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Bad Santa
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Dec 15, 2003
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Alien
(1979)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Nov 04, 2003
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5/5
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
(1991)
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Blake Davis
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One of the best documentaries ever made, more fascinating an exploration of obsession than the film it's about.
Posted Nov 04, 2003
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4/5
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
(1988)
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Blake Davis
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A scary, hallucinogenic and underrated horror movie, and one of Wes Craven's best.
Posted Nov 04, 2003
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5/5
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Dazed and Confused
(1993)
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Blake Davis
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Maybe the best movie ever made about American teenagers, casual and funny in a totally unique way.
Posted Nov 04, 2003
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Nov 04, 2003
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4/5
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The Breakfast Club
(1985)
|
Blake Davis
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A teen classic and one of the holy five John Hughes films from the 80's.
Posted Oct 07, 2003
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Lost in Translation
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Oct 07, 2003
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4/5
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Back to the Beach
(1987)
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Blake Davis
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A bouncy, high-energy spoof and one of the best movie musicals of the last couple of decades.
Posted Oct 07, 2003
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Anything Else
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Oct 07, 2003
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4/5
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Stormy Monday
(1988)
|
Blake Davis
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A strong exercise in mood early in Mike Figgis's career.
Posted Oct 07, 2003
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Thirteen
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Oct 07, 2003
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3/5
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The Blob
(1988)
|
Blake Davis
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A fun, cheesy remake from writer Frank Darabont, who gets the tone just right.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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5/5
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Mystic Pizza
(1988)
|
Blake Davis
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One of the most charming coming of age movies ever made.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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2/5
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
(1985)
|
Blake Davis
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Maybe the weakest entry in the popular series of movies.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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3/5
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The Return of the Living Dead
(1985)
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Blake Davis
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A funny, gore-spattered homage.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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3/5
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The Stepfather
(1987)
|
Blake Davis
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An inventive, overlooked, classic slasher film from the 80's.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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Freddy vs. Jason
(2003)
|
Blake Davis
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Posted Sep 12, 2003
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3/5
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Black Widow
(1987)
|
Blake Davis
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A smart, twisty, stylish thriller with a good Debra Winger performance.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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3/5
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
(1994)
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Blake Davis
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A smart self-referential horror movie that plays the references for scares, not laughs.
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(2003)
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Blake Davis
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Posted Sep 12, 2003
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4/5
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
(1988)
|
Blake Davis
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One of Francis Ford Coppola's great movies that slipped through the cracks in the late 80's.
Posted Jul 14, 2003
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4/5
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Red Rock West
(1993)
|
Blake Davis
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A great example of western film noir from director John Dahl, a modern day master of these types of films.
Posted Jul 14, 2003
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3/5
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
(1988)
|
Blake Davis
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A good sequel in the series directed by trash auteur Renny Harlin with just the right flair.
Posted Jul 14, 2003
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4/5
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The Frighteners
(1996)
|
Blake Davis
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An incredibly underrated scare-comedy from Peter Jackson that deserves a much wider audience.
Posted Jul 14, 2003
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
(2003)
|
Blake Davis
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Posted Jul 14, 2003
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