While the film was made in the shadow of ‘90s coming-of-age films, Riding in Cars with Boys remains an eye-opening look into just how many times a woman can be failed by the men in her life.

For all its ghostly spookiness, Pulse transcends its terror to become a haunted mediation on connections and loneliness.

Two decades later, Elle Woods’ simple, timeless message of always believing in yourself first above all continues to propel Legally Blonde to the forefront of feminist conversation.

“I like you, very much. Just as you are.”

What lowers Miss Tulip from mediocrity to hellscape is its air of missed opportunity.

What resonates is the instantly accessible tale of good vs. evil, whose lore would only deepen and become more complex with later installments but received those first hints and teasers in this first film. Even as Kloves’ script adhered a little too much to the text of the novel, the pieces made for an entertaining whole.

The aptly titled Ghost World still offers a bracing glimpse of what it once meant to be young and smart and aimless in America.

The moral of the story is: Mary Fiore deserved better choices.

Despite its title, A.I. Artificial Intelligence delves deeply into what it means to be human.

Is it possible for a film to be 100% detour but still end up at its destination on time?