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Warning: This review contains general spoilers. Although these have been revealed in the film’s trailer, they may provide more information than some readers prefer.Sometimes the worst thing that can happen to a filmmaker is to have an unexpe...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-07-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, ...
Here's a primer for how to endure Old Dogs if an unfortunate series of circumstances should place you where seeing it is unavoidable. Arrive late and leave early. In between, visit the concession stand as frequently as possible and stand in the lo...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-11-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Walt Becker
Cast: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, ...
The concept of immortality isn’t new material for either comic books or science fiction/fantasy but the seriousness with which it is treated by The Old Guard is atypical. The movie, based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka & Leand...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-07-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast: Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, ...
When Robert Redford announced his retirement from acting in August 2018, it appeared that The Old Man & the Gun would be his swansong and, at least in terms of tone and content, it’s hard to imagine a better way for the veteran actor to bow ...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-10-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: David Lowery
Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, ...
Old School is exactly what director Todd Phillips intends for it to be: low-brow, moronic to a fault, and occasionally side-splittingly funny. I laughed aloud seven or eight times during this film, and smiled or chuckled on a few additional occas...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-02-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, ...
Oldboy could be considered a mystery. Or a bloody revenge picture. Or a twisted romance. Or a tale of extreme karma. Regardless of how you look at Oldboy, it's unlike anything you are likely to have seen before. Director Park Chan-wook starts w...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-03-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Yu Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong
Sometimes I don't understand the Hollywood mindset. Who thought remaking Park Chan-wook's 2003 cult classic, Oldboy, was a good idea? Because of the story's sheer perversity, there's no possible mainstream appeal in this new interpretation. The mov...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, ...
You know there's a problem when the most interesting character in a film called Oliver Twist is a supporting woman named Nancy. Technically sound and surprisingly faithful to its source material, Roman Polanski's version of Oliver Twist comes acro...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-09-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, ...
There's irony to be found in the recognition that the best Die Hard to be released in 2013 isn't the franchise's official entry, A Good Day to Die Hard, but the White House-based copycat, Olympus Has Fallen. And, while Gerard Butler is no Bruce Wil...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-03-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Dylan McDermott, ...
The Omen is regarded as a horror classic, although I have never been able to figure out why Richard Donner's second-rate exploitation flick has been accorded such a lofty status. Since the 2006 re-make is almost identical to its predecessor (even ...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-06-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: John Moore
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, David Thewlis, ...