
The Matrix Reloaded” at 23: A Sequel Bigger Than Its Predecessor, and Somehow Less”
The Matrix Reloaded review: the Wachowskis' 2003 sequel swings hard, scores 6.2/10, and proves bigger isn't deeper. Smith, the highway, and the bloat.

Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.

The Matrix Reloaded review: the Wachowskis' 2003 sequel swings hard, scores 6.2/10, and proves bigger isn't deeper. Smith, the highway, and the bloat.

Take a look at the 2008 action thriller Taken, its iconic phone call scene, Liam Neeson's performance, and how it launched a franchise.

Andrew Niccol's In Time has a brilliant sci-fi premise — time as currency — but wastes it on a chase movie. Review: 3.6/10.

A review of Matt Reeves' The Batman (2022): Pattinson's insomniac year-two Bruce Wayne, Paul Dano's paperwork Riddler, and a 177-minute detective story.

Michael Bay's 2007 Transformers filters an alien robot war through teenager Sam Witwicky — a big, uneven blockbuster that still finds its heart.

Cast Away review: Tom Hanks carries a good movie that keeps tripping over its own frame, from the island years to the Memphis ending.

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) review: Sam Taylor-Johnson's adaptation is a 125-minute drama about a contract that never says what you're signing.

A mixed review of Amélie, the 2001 French romantic comedy: charming, inventive, and funny, but it mistakes its charm for depth.

American Psycho at 25: how Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner turned Bret Easton Ellis's 'unfilmable' novel into a 1980s satire with Christian Bale.

Home Alone review: Chris Columbus and John Hughes built a two-idea comedy that still works, from Kevin's empty house to the Wet Bandits' traps.

A spoiler-light look at Silver Linings Playbook: plot, cast, awards and why David O. Russell's 2012 romance still holds up.

Pixar's Finding Dory gave the forgetful blue tang her own film. A review of the 2016 sequel, its story, cast, score and what it gets right.
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