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Blade (1998): Wesley Snipes, the Blood Rave, and a Franchise That Started It All
Blade hit theaters August 21, 1998, starring Wesley Snipes as the Daywalker. A look at the cast, the blood rave, and Marvel's first hit film.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Three Men Try to Kill Their Managers and the Jokes Run Out Before the Plot Does
Horrible Bosses review: Bateman, Day and Sudeikis plot to kill their bosses. A strong cast, a weak spine, and a 5.7/10 score.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Inside Out 2: Anxiety Takes the Console
Inside Out 2 review: Pixar's sequel sends Riley into puberty and hockey camp, with Anxiety (Maya Hawke) taking over the console. 7.3/10.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
The Blind Side Turns Poverty Into a Feel-Good Story, and That’s the Problem
The Blind Side won Sandra Bullock an Oscar and $309M, but Michael Oher's 2023 conservatorship claim changes what its warmest scenes mean.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
The Barden Bellas’ Arrangement Works Because Anna Kendrick Sells the Joke
Pitch Perfect (2012) review: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and a $17M sleeper hit that earned $115.4M. Cast, plot, sequels and a 6.6/10 score.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Greta Gerwig Splits Little Women Across Two Timelines and Lets Amy Steal the Show
Greta Gerwig's 2019 Little Women, starring Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh, runs 135 minutes and earned six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
This Is the End Review: A Great Premise and a Soft Center
This Is the End review: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's apocalypse comedy, its cast playing themselves, the Emma Watson scene, and a 6.7/10 verdict.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
The Polar Express at 22: A $165 Million Bet on Motion Capture That Never Quite Paid Off
The Polar Express cost $165M and earned $329M, but its motion-capture faces never settled. A 6.7 review of Zemeckis's Christmas gamble.
Movie Reviews6/10
Reeves and Pacino Face Off in a Legal Thriller That Abandons Its Own Premise
A review of The Devil's Advocate (1997), Taylor Hackford's Faustian horror film starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Found-Footage Party Movie Project X Turns Its Audience Into the Uninvited Guest
Project X (2012) review: a found footage teen comedy about three seniors throwing a party that wrecks a house. Loud, ugly, and 4.8/10.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Is a Well-Dressed Imitation of a Spy Movie
Guy Ritchie's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a Cold War spy comedy that never picks a lane. We break down the plot, cast, production history and why it flopped.
Movie Reviews6/10
Coppola Recut The Godfather Part III, and the New Cut Makes Its Case
A review of The Godfather Part III: Pacino's guilty Michael, Andy Garcia's arrival, the Vatican deal, and the Duvall and Sofia Coppola casting fallout.