Movie Reviews7.8/10
The Goblet of Fire film turns the tournament into a death sentence
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) review: Mike Newell directs, Ralph Fiennes plays Voldemort, and the Triwizard Tournament changes the series for good.
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Movie Reviews7.8/10
Gore Verbinski turned a theme-park ride into a pirate film that still holds up
A review of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the 143-minute adventure carried by Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Star Wars (1977): A Rescue, a Weapon, and the Force That Still Holds
Star Wars (1977): George Lucas's space adventure with Luke, Leia, Han and Obi-Wan, reviewed — plot, cast, Death Star trench and verdict.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Spider-Man: No Way Home breaks Peter Parker open, and the movie is better for it
Spider-Man: No Way Home review: Tom Holland, Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch lead a 148-minute multiverse story about Peter Parker paying for a broken spell.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
A Franchise Rebuilt From the Well
Warner Bros. cancelled Batman after Batman & Robin. Then Christopher Nolan rebuilt the franchise from the well up with Batman Begins in 2005.
Movie Reviews7/10
Captain America: The First Avenger Review: A Solid, Well-Cast Origin Story
Captain America: The First Avenger review — how Marvel's 2011 origin story made us care about Steve Rogers before the shield, and where it stumbles.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Marvel’s misfit crew gets a family drama in a sequel that swaps surprise for warmth
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 review: James Gunn's 2017 Marvel sequel trades surprise for sentiment, with Yondu and Ego carrying its emotional core.
Movie Reviews8/10
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Cuarón’s Darker, Quieter Franchise Turn
Alfonso Cuarón's Prisoner of Azkaban changed the Harry Potter series' look and feel, adding Gary Oldman, David Thewlis and Michael Gambon to the cast.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
What the First Hunger Games Film Understood About Teenagers Watching Other Teenagers Die
The Hunger Games (2012): Gary Ross directs Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in a blockbuster where the Capitol turns children's deaths into television.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
David Fincher’s Se7en Still Refuses to Explain Itself
David Fincher's Se7en runs 127 minutes of dread as Somerset and Mills chase a killer staging the seven deadly sins. Score: 8.4/10.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Iron Man 3: A Good Film with a Great Middle and a Serviceable End
Iron Man 3 review: Shane Black's Marvel sequel sends Tony Stark to a Tennessee basement, trades armor for trauma, and hides its villain in plain sight.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Spider-Man: Homecoming review: a confident reset that works because Holland plays a kid first
Spider-Man: Homecoming review: Tom Holland's teenage Peter Parker and Michael Keaton's Vulture make Marvel's 2017 reboot a confident, small-scale reset.