A no-nonsense Alan Ritchson leads Patrick Hughes’ military action and sci-fi thriller combo.
‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley’s Unhinged Performance Comes Undone in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bold But Uneven Gothic Romance
Maggie Gyllenhaal goes for a radical take on the Bride of Frankenstein story but comes up short.
‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s Era-Spanning Sci-Fi Drama Navigates a Well-Meaning But Mostly Dull Journey of Shared Humanity
Director Andrew Stanton’s second foray into a live-action feature has once again failed to recapture the same moviemaking magic seen in his superior Pixar animated features.
‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Emerald Fennell’s Lewd Take on Emily Bronte’s 1847 Novel Boasts Stunning Visuals But Lacks Emotion
Writer-director Emerald Fennell magnifies the themes of sex, obsession and destructive love in this passionate but surprisingly hollow romantic drama.
‘The Rip’ Review: Writer-Director Joe Carnahan Effectively Combines Mystery and Action in Netflix’s Gritty Cop Thriller
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite in this thrilling mix of chamber drama-type of whodunit with a dash of Joe Carnahan’s signature gritty action/cop thriller mode.
‘Anaconda’ Review: The Memorable Comedic Pairing of Jack Black and Paul Rudd Headline This Exhilarating Meta Horror Comedy Remake
Director and co-writer Tom Gormican takes a big swing by eschewing the typical remake
route in favor of something meta and funny for a change.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: James Cameron’s Third Avatar Film is Clunky As Usual, But Still Benefits From Its Incredible 3D Visuals and Oona Chaplin’s Scene-Stealing Performance
James Cameron has once again pulled a tremendous feat in giving us a stunning technical marvel, even though his comprehensive storytelling bites more than he can chew.
‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review: Jalmari Helander Unleashes Hell With Bigger Stakesand More Balls to the Wall Action Set Pieces
Writer-director Jalmari Helander doubles the propulsive thrills and mayhem in this long chase movie of an action-packed sequel.
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Review: The Magic Returns to Form in This Fun and Thrilling Third Movie
Nearly a decade later after Jon M. Chu’s second movie, franchise newcomer Ruben Fleischer manages to course-correct the long-awaited third movie with a mostly entertaining result.
‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Potentially White-Knuckle, Race-Against-Time Political Thriller Misses its Target
In what could have been a taut, what-if scenario of a sudden nuclear attack with only minutes left for a countermeasure, the otherwise stacked cast and a propulsive first act can’t sustain their momentum to justify the movie’s three-perspective narrative angle.