Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) explains the vampire-Lycan war no one asked about, and does it badly. A 92-minute prequel that adds nothing.
Jigsaw (2017), the eighth Saw film, brings back Tobin Bell as John Kramer for a soft reboot of barn traps, detectives and a $10 million budget.
Eli Roth's Hostel (2006) turns from crude backpacker comedy into a dungeon torture machine. A review of its craft, casting, and one good idea.
Michael Bay's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is watchable but flattens real men into symbols, says this 4.8/10 review.
A review of John Carney's Begin Again, starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo — a music drama with one great idea and a hero it forgives too easily.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971): Gene Wilder's cane entrance, the Golden Ticket kids, and why a flop became a classic.
Vacation (2015) review: Ed Helms leads the Griswolds to Walley World in a 99-minute road trip that piles on gags but forgets the joke.
Goldfinger at 60: how Sean Connery's third Bond film built the franchise formula, from the Aston Martin DB5 to Fort Knox and Pussy Galore.
Transporter 2 review: Jason Statham drives Louis Leterrier's 2005 sequel through Miami with a good engine and no steering. Score: 5.6 of 10.
Hail, Caesar! review: the Coen brothers bury a kidnapping plot under studio-fixer texture, with Josh Brolin, George Clooney and a deep 1950s cast.
A deep dive into Martin Brest's Scent of a Woman: Al Pacino's Oscar-winning turn, the tango, the Jaguar prank, and why the film still divides critics.
Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers reviewed: four college girls rob a restaurant, meet Alien in St. Petersburg, and chase a neon American Dream.
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