Movie Reviews5.1/10
Al Pacino’s Coach Loses Control as Jamie Foxx’s Quarterback Rises Too High in Any Given Sunday
A football drama where the game's true meaning gets lost in a coach's rage against a wealthy owner.
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Tag: Oliver Stone
Movie Reviews7.5/10
‘Born on the Fourth of July’: Tom Cruise’s Transformation Carries a Flawed but Powerful War Drama
A tale of a soldier whose legs were taken by war, yet found his voice, in Oliver Stone's harrowing chronicle of Ron Kovic.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Fourteen Years On, Savages Still Struggles to Balance Two Strong Actors Against a Shaky Script
A tale of two friends and a girl they both love, betrayed by a cartel queen whose cruelty is only a dull noise.
Movie Reviews4/10
Alexander Review: Oliver Stone’s Epic Is a Bloated Mess
A conqueror's tale told without clarity: Oliver Stone's Alexander is a bloated, confused mess that fails to capture greatness.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Oliver Stone’s Snowden turns whistleblowing into a race against the clock
Oliver Stone's Snowden is a well-cast but over-explained thriller about the NSA whistleblower, anchored by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 38-minute CIA exercise.
Movie Reviews9.2/10
Platoon at 40: Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War Masterpiece Still Cuts Deep
Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), the first Vietnam War film written and directed by a veteran, still holds up at 9.2/10 — casting what-ifs and all.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
De Palma’s Scarface Is a Bloated, Self-Serious Slog That Confuses Running Time With Substance
Scarface review: De Palma and Stone's 170-minute cocaine epic, Pacino's Tony Montana, the chainsaw scene, and why it's a 6.5 out of 10.