Taylor Hackford’s “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997) fittingly begins in a lively, trashy manner.
In a Florida courtroom, Heather Matarazzo is on the stand and Keanu Reeves’ attorney is grilling...
Billy Bob Thornton shouldn’t scare a fly.
The “Sling Blade” star is 67 and as slight as a supermodel.
Don’t let his frame fool you. When Thornton locks eyes on someone, it’s terrifying.
That...
“Die Another Day” (2002) is among the most noteworthy of all of the James Bond films.
It was helmed by New Zealand’s Lee Tamahori, the director of “Once Were Warriors. The lead is popular Bond...
Step right up, folks, and get yer tickets to “The Shining” experience!
Author Stephen King can write whatever he wants, including a sequel to his breakthrough novel “The Shining.”...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a godsend for film credits.
Audiences typically head for the exits when the end credits roll, but they stay put during MCU blockbusters. They know they’ll...
Your patience with “Dog Days” may be directly proportional to one simple fact.
Are you a dog person?
Check that box and you’ll put up with plenty, from a bloated running time...
Tell us if you’ve heard this story before.
A man mourning the murder of his niece receives a phone call from her placed days before her death.
Huh? “Don’t Let Go”...
“Don’t Worry Darling” can’t get out of its own way.
Director Olivia Wilde’s second feature confirms her knack for gorgeous details. That aesthetic sense, flashed in 2019’s “Booksmart,”...
Confession time.
This critic hasn’t seen a single episode of “Downton Abbey,” the British import which captivated millions on both sides of the pond for six seasons.
Good...
Call it Cop Privilege.
Arrest enough thugs, and society owes you much more than your cop salary. It’s what Mel Gibson’s character swears by in “Dragged Across Concrete.”
Yes,...
All good things come to an end, even an underrated franchise like “How to Train Your Dragon.”
It’s not Pixar, nor has any “Dragon” film spawned endless merch....
Hundreds of years after the era of Camelot, a valiant knight named Bowen (Dennis Quaid) acts as mentor to a petulant, power-hungry prince named Einon.
When Einon is mortally wounded in battle, Bowen...
My five-year-old daughter loves dragons, especially those hailing from the quasi-Scottish village of Berk and have names like Toothless and Storm Fly.
For her, “How to Train Your Dragon”...
Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” stars Nicolas Cage as Paul Matthews, a tenured college professor who speaks often of a book he hopes to write about ants.
Paul is a family man, a hopeless nerd...
Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” inspired a flood of flashy copy-cats.
His imitators aped his blend of hot action and cool banter. Suffice it to say few could come close to the real deal.
That’s...
How many unique comic characters do we see these days?
Think Austin Powers, Capt. Jack Sparrow and Derek Zoolander. These larger-than-life types are played by actors who never step out of character for...
Director Tim Burton always delivers a feast for the senses.
Burton’s palette, from the dark purple depths of “Batman” to the gothic “Dark Shadows,” shows he...
In the year 10,191, and in a world bearing little resemblance to our own, two powerful families wage war over the most powerful substance in the universe: the Spice.
The House Atreides, led by Duke Leto...
Role-playing games have survived the digital age, so it makes sense to bring the OG version to the big screen.
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” would draw a crowd based on name recognition...
Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” is nothing like the countless war movies that precede it.
Every frame feels like a masterstroke from the auteur, from the delirious sound design...
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