‘StarGate’ Has Arrived on YouTube, and Its ’90s Sci-Fi Action Still Packs a Punch
A review of Roland Emmerich's Stargate, now streaming free on YouTube, weighing its dated effects against its enduring spectacle.
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Movie Reviews6.3/10
Universal Soldier Review: Van Damme and Lundgren’s Sci-Fi Combat Still Packs a Punch
A soldier of old is brought back to life as a machine of war, and memory returns to break the chain of his torment.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
Stargate Review: A Million Light Years From Home, but Never Quite Back
A ring of stars opens a gate to a distant world ruled by a false god-king, in a tale of wonder and woe.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Mel Gibson’s Revolutionary War epic is competent, rousing and empty at its core
Roland Emmerich's The Patriot (2000) is a 165-minute revenge epic with a hollow center — Gibson, Ledger and Isaacs shine, but the history doesn't hold up.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
White House Down Review: Roland Emmerich’s Siege Has No Conviction
White House Down review: Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx in Roland Emmerich's 2013 siege thriller, a jokier rival to Olympus Has Fallen. Score: 5.2/10.
Movie Reviews3.2/10
Independence Day: Resurgence Review: A Legacy Sequel That Buries Its Legacy
Independence Day: Resurgence review: Emmerich's 2016 sequel kills off Will Smith's legacy, wastes Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, and buries its best ideas.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
The Day After Tomorrow: A Disaster Movie That Ages Oddly
The Day After Tomorrow (2004): Emmerich's climate disaster blockbuster with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal, its science, box office, and mixed reviews.