Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Guy Ritchie’s 1998 film debut is a spiritual successor to Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and has few equals.
Saving Private Ryan: 25th Anniversary
Steven Spielberg’s tour-de-force Word War II movie is an incredible homage to the soldiers who stormed Omaha Beach and a bleak reminder of the horrors of war.
Indiana Jones and the Death of Nostalgia Porn
The new Indy flick is the end of an era and another warning shot to Hollywood executives searching for box office treasure in old IP.
The Death of the Female Hero: Rey Palpatine vs. Clarice Starling
The heroine never needs to be stronger than the villain; she just needs to win.
John Wick: Chapter 4
The fourth film abandons any semblance of reality and consequences, but it’s still some of the best on-screen action you’ll ever see.
Jurassic Park: 30 Years Later
It might be showing its age, but this beloved dino-adventure still brings the thrills.
They Couldn’t Wait But Maybe Should Have
Can’t Hardly Wait revolves around a huge party for recent high school grads, but what they’re waiting for isn’t what they get.
A.I. is not Hollywood’s silver bullet; it is a nail in it’s coffin.
The WGA strike is going to be a bloodbath.
Please Let This Be Magic Mike’s Last Dance
There isn’t enough pop lockin’ dick in the world that could’ve saved Magic Mike’s Last Dance.
Return of the Jedi: 40 Years and the Force is Still Strong
Episode Six in the nine-movie Star Wars saga is an entertaining conclusion to the “lightning in a bottle” magic Lucasfilm captured with the Original Trilogy.
25 Years of Fear and Loathing
One of the last great films of the 1990’s, as introspective as it is debilitating.
A Mother’s Revenge: Why Did You Kill Me?
Usually, when someone gets catfished, it’s not by the person they murdered.
Field Trip: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Movie buffs need to make a beeline for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.