Movie Reviews6/10
Treasure Planet at 24: The $140 Million That Bought a Black Hole, Not a Story
Disney's Treasure Planet cost $140 million and earned $109.6 million. A review of the 2002 flop's solar-sail world, voice cast, and father-son story.
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Movie Reviews6.4/10
Denzel Washington Steals Gladiator II While the Sequel Buckles Under the Original
Gladiator II review: Ridley Scott returns to the Colosseum with Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington in a well-cast sequel that never escapes the original
Movie Reviews4.1/10
Final Destination 3 kills its cast in the order they would have died, and asks you to care anyway
Final Destination 3 kills its cast in order and asks you to care anyway. A 2006 horror sequel with one great roller coaster sequence and 90 minutes of waiting.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Liam Neeson’s Train Ride Runs Out of Track
A review of The Commuter (2018), the Liam Neeson train thriller from Jaume Collet-Serra, co-starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Rom-Com Rules Get Written in a Diner, Then Broken for 37 Years
Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally... tests whether men and women can be friends. A review of Nora Ephron's 96-minute classic and its twelve-year question.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Review: A Comedy That Refuses to Stay in Its Period
A retrospective review of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, covering its cast, satire, box office, legacy and score of 6.3 out of 10.
Movie Reviews7/10
The Wayans Brothers’ Cross-Dressing Comedy Was Panned in 2004. Two Decades On, It’s a Cult Favorite.
White Chicks review: the Wayans brothers' 2004 undercover comedy flopped with critics and won five Razzies, yet grossed $113M and became a cult classic.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
The Coen Brothers’ Depression-Era Odyssey Endures Because of Its Music, Not Its Plot
O Brother, Where Art Thou? review: the Coen brothers' 107-minute Depression chase, its cast, and the T-Bone Burnett soundtrack that won Album of the Year.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
The Shrek Spinoff That Swashbuckles Its Way Through a Fairy-Tale Heist
Puss in Boots (2011): DreamWorks' Shrek spin-off with Antonio Banderas, a heist plot, and a rushed betrayal — a fun 90 minutes that never quite soars.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride Review: A Decent Direct-to-Video Sequel That Earns Its Place in the Trilogy
Disney's 1998 direct-to-video sequel sends Simba's daughter Kiara into the Outlands and returns a decent Romeo and Juliet story about who gets to belong.
Movie Reviews4/10
Insidious: Chapter 2 Repeats Its Own Scare Formula Without the Original’s Spark
Insidious: Chapter 2 review: James Wan's 2013 sequel inflates the mythology, thins the scares, and wastes a game cast on a forgettable haunting.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
How Philadelphia Turned a Courtroom Drama Into the First Studio Film About AIDS
Philadelphia (1993) cast Tom Hanks as a lawyer with AIDS suing his firm. Inside the casting, the 35-pound loss, Ron Vawter, and the trial that made history.