Movie Reviews8.6/10
The Mask of Zorro: A Swashbuckler That Hands the Mask to a New Man
The Mask of Zorro (1998): Martin Campbell's swashbuckler handed the mask from Anthony Hopkins to Antonio Banderas, with Bob Anderson's fencing behind it.
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Movie Reviews2.5/10
Gods of Egypt Review: A $140 Million Spectacle That Never Earns Its Scale
Gods of Egypt review: Alex Proyas's $140M Egyptian god epic, its whitewashed casting backlash, and how it lost $90M despite grossing $150.7M.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
The Planet of the Apes Reboot Has a Strong First Hour, Then Stops Trusting It
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review: Wes Ball's 2024 sequel resets the franchise with Owen Teague as Noa, but a slow middle keeps it from greatness.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Fracture: A Good Film That Could Have Been Better
Fracture review: Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Gregory Hoblit's 2007 legal thriller, where a signed confession collapses and the case falls apart.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
The Führer Bunker Film That Made Its Hitler Human Enough to Be Terrifying
Downfall (2004): Bruno Ganz's frail, courteous Hitler and the Führerbunker's final days in Hirschbiegel's tense 155-minute chamber drama.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Unbroken Review: Angelina Jolie’s Survival Epic Mistakes Endurance for Drama
Angelina Jolie's Unbroken turns Louis Zamperini's WWII survival story into a well-made film that never finds its dramatic question.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
The Motion-Capture Animation in Monster House Still Looks Uncanny 20 Years Later
Monster House (2006) review: the house eats people, the motion-capture kids don't hold up, and the villain is the best character. 6.8/10.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Steve Jobs Review: Fassbender Plays the Appetite in Boyle and Sorkin’s Three-Room Biopic
Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs, written by Aaron Sorkin, stages three product launches backstage with Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, and Seth Rogen.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Blade: Trinity Review: Daylight Premise Wasted in Franchise’s Weakest Entry
Blade: Trinity review — the 2004 vampire sequel that wasted its daylight premise, its villain Drake, and the Nightstalkers alliance. Rated 5.9/10.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Leslie Nielsen’s Deadpan Cop Spoof Still Lands Every Gag
The Naked Gun (1988): Leslie Nielsen plays Frank Drebin straight in Zucker's gag-packed crime spoof, with Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban and a Queen.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
The Tomorrow War Review: A $200 Million Premise That Never Earns Its Scale
The Tomorrow War review: Chris Pratt's $200M Prime Video alien-invasion film has a great premise, broken time-travel logic, and a 4.5/10 score.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Rambo: First Blood Part II Review: A Blockbuster Blunt Instrument
A review of Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Stallone's Vietnam rescue sequel — its plot, cast, box office, and why it trades character for body count.