Top Gun opened May 16, 1986, grossed $177 million on a $15 million budget, and became the year's top film worldwide — with mixed reviews.
A review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009): Kristen Stewart's grief, Taylor Lautner's breakout, and why the film lands at 6 of 10.
A Bug's Life, Pixar's follow-up to Toy Story, opened November 25, 1998. A review of Flik, Hopper, the circus bugs, and a studio finding its footing.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation review: Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt against The Syndicate, with Rebecca Ferguson stealing the show.
Sergio Leone's 1966 Western classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, reviewed: three liars, one strongbox of gold, and a 161-minute machine that still runs.
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) review: Matt Reeves closes Caesar's trilogy with grief, Woody Harrelson's Colonel, and a hard-earned ending.
Shrek the Third (2007) review: DreamWorks' third Shrek film grossed $808.3 million but buried its best idea, Fiona's pregnancy, under a crowded plot.
Godzilla 2014 review: the Monsterverse reboot has scale, gravity and a great monster, but keeps its star off screen. Score: 6.2/10.
Adam McKay's 2015 film The Big Short turned Michael Lewis's book on the 2008 financial crisis into a comedy that explains where the money went.
A bodyguard watches over a lady in New York, and love grows between them, though danger lingers in the dark park.
Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan's 2000 superhero film, opens with a birth and a number, and asks whether David Dunn's survival of a train wreck means anything.
Free Guy review: Ryan Reynolds plays an NPC bank teller who breaks his script. A strong hook, uneven delivery, and a $331.5M box office hit.
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