(B) Works better as a story about a rock band than as a coming of age narrative, which never appeals to me much. Quite good, except that I don't find Hudson's witless rock skank terribly appealing.

(C) Early Shaw bros. horror movie plays too much like a goofy soap opera with black magic tossed in. It passes the time okay, though.

(B) Another gruesome modern thriller from Hong Kong. Has the usual bit of inexplicable slapstick, but it's quite interesting and unsettling as a whole.

(D+) It's rare to see a pure Seven ripoff anymore. Horsemen looks nice, but it steadily spirals to a painfully stupid climax and "twist."

(C+) Spaceman comes to medieval Norway and must join the Vikings to battle an alien monster. Has all the elements needed for a fun b-movie, plus 30 minutes of deadwood.

(B) Most summer blockbusters don't do much for me, but I liked in theaters 7 years ago, and I like it now. It promises post-apocalyptic dragons and delivers fully. The CGI holds up way better than most, and Bale/McConnaghey make fun leads.

(C+) Remake of the completely forgotten Australian eco-horror film "The Long Weekend." A bit better than that film and with gorgeous scenery, but it still suffers from the same flaws. (Too slow, cartoonishly evil male lead, whiny female lead, "nature" is the protagonist etc.)

(C) M. Bava's last film has a typically thin, semi-incoherent plot, but his stylish visuals aren't on full display. Too bad.

(B-) Stylish Melville crime flick is the epitome of hip, but it lacks human interest and builds rather slowly.

(B-) More martial arts/horror/comedy from HK. The action is generally excellent, but it could use more horror and runs out of steam for a while in the middle. Directed by Tsui Hark.

(B+) Uber-stylish noir from Melville with terrifice B&W cinematography and a nicely labyrinthine plot. The human element is a bit lacking again, but everything else works.

(D) Ridiculous J. Lynch thriller is stupid, tedious and filled with irritating characters. It's perhaps not meant to be taken entirely seriously, it doesn't offer the viewer anything.

(B) A Polish attempt to portray the atrocities of the Soviets, which are uniformly ignored in American film. Elegant and well-made, if a bit dry at times. The massacre itself is quite unsettling.

(B-) Reasonably entertaining Li film though again a step down from the previous film. It's a little heavy on the spectacle, rather than straight up action.

(B+) Another Apatow associate makes a romantic comedy masquerading as a raunchy comedy. Quite funny and with generally likable characters. Also, it lacks the stylistic dissonance of many films of this sort.

(C+) Cheesily entertaining Ossorio film feels much more like a Naschy film. Those of you familiar with Spanish horror of the era know what you'll get.