Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Jack Reacher (2012): Tom Cruise plays Lee Child's 6'5" drifter in a Pittsburgh-set thriller with Werner Herzog. A competent film with a miscast center. 5/10.
Clint Eastwood's Sully turns the Miracle on the Hudson into a case against its hero. Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, and a flawed NTSB villain, reviewed.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris sends Owen Wilson's Gil back to the 1920s every night. A fantasy comedy about nostalgia that argues against it.
The Mummy Returns review: Brendan Fraser and The Rock in a 2001 sequel that spends its best ideas early and runs 130 minutes on scaffolding.
Peter Jackson's 2005 King Kong runs 188 minutes, cost $207 million, and pairs Naomi Watts with Andy Serkis's motion-captured ape. A review.
Bullet Train review: Brad Pitt plays assassin Ladybug on a speeding train full of killers. A 2022 action comedy that's all surface, no stakes. Score: 4.9/10.
A review of 50 First Dates: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore shine in a Hawaii rom-com whose memory-loss premise never lets Lucy grow.
Hobbs & Shaw review: Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham bicker and brawl through 137 minutes of action, with Idris Elba as a thin villain. Score: 6.8/10.
A review of Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), the tall-tale father-son drama starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Billy Crudup. Score: 5.8/10.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief review: Logan Lerman leads a strong cast in a 2010 film undone by a weak script and thin Percy-Annabeth bond.
Review of Curtis Hanson's 2002 Detroit drama 8 Mile, Eminem's debut as B-Rabbit, with Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer and the Oscar-winning "Lose Yourself."
Fast & Furious (2009) review: Justin Lin reunites the original cast for a rebuilt franchise entry that runs on nostalgia and one great street race.
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