Anaconda (1997)Anaconda (1997)
Filming a movie can be tough. Filming a movie in the Amazon rainforest, on a boat, while being threatened and occasionally attacked by a giant anaconda makes it feel as
Filming a movie can be tough. Filming a movie in the Amazon rainforest, on a boat, while being threatened and occasionally attacked by a giant anaconda makes it feel as
By about the third time I had seen the same scene play out in Getaway, the premise of “let’s watch a four-minute car chase” had almost worn thin. Unfortunately, we
To this day, 1993’s Jurassic Park stands as one of the all-time greatest blockbusters in history, and its impact on popular culture cannot be overstated. With its Tyrannosaurus-sized box office returns and
They say that men think about sex every six second, and while that may be thought of as just a myth for some, it certainly rings true for the protagonist
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A somewhat dysfunctional family moves into a new house, in a new country, that suffers from many problems, and might just be
Summer Catch, the duel-meaning title, is such a dreadfully dull experience. I don’t know who went into this and thought “This will be a good idea and audiences will love
Beginning as a complicated although not terribly convoluted revenge movie, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance eventually transforms into something more. Does that surprise you? This is the third film directed by
Oldboy starts off a lot more simply than it ends. You watch the first half of this movie and you think you have it all figured out. Then the reveals
Movies centered on magic have always held an allure for me, and as such I am a fan of The Prestige and The Illusionist. Now You See Me, though not
There seems to be a plethora of animated movies these days. Just about every studio has ventured into the animated feature and this time 20th Century Fox Animation and
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, a stylish, cold-blooded revenge thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, is quite a ride. It’s a violent story, one that involves many different factions all vying to
Even though 2010’s wonderfully entertaining superhero satire Kick-Ass underperformed at the box office, its cult status and strong critical acclaim guaranteed a sequel, which has at long last become a reality. With
It’s a long-established tradition in romantic comedies that a male and a female who are friends will be unable to resist the urge to fall in love. Here comes Friends
Although it aspires to be a smart blockbuster, Now You See Me is a very surface-level experience, with director Louis Leterrier using attractive, polished visuals to compensate for a slipshod script. Unlike
Take as many sports clichés as you can think of, put them together in one movie, add in teen drama, and you basically have The Winning Season. You also need
The racing sequences in Days of Thunder are fantastic. Everything else is borderline unwatchable. That’s about all you need to know about this early Tom Cruise vehicle. (Excuse the pun.) A rebellious
Garden State is a well-meaning film starring, written and directed by Scrubs star Zach Braff. It, partially biographical, contains not so much a story as a mood — an awakening
Four years ago, writer-director Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 made a surprisingly enormous splash, generating impressive box office numbers from its tiny budget and earning critical praise, leading to a Best Picture nomination