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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a three-hour refutation of James Cameron's fallacious assertion that 3-D is necessary for complete cinematic immersion. On even a conventional screen, Nolan's reworking of Homer's epic tale towers over the audien...
U.S. Release Date: 2026-07-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence and some language)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, ...
This year, I tried to remain upbeat about the Oscars, abandoning at least some of my natural cynicism. Many of my contentions have not changed, however. The Oscar-cast remains too long. My attention span for an awards show of this nature is about 2 1...
The Roses is not a remake of the 1989 film The War of the Roses, which starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito (and was directed by DeVito), although both movies draw from the same source material: Warren Adler’s novel. Di...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon, ...
First thing’s first: this is not a remake of the 1987 film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The two are connected only insofar as each claims to be an adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel. In the case of the first movie, simi...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, ...
The Smashing Machine is one of those biopics that falls into the trap of trying to do too much within a limited span of time. The tapestry woven by writer/director Benny Safdie is so dense that he might have had a better chance of realizing his vi...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-10-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama
Director: Benny Safdie
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, ...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to Universal’s massively successful 2023 release, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, received its U.S. theatrical release on April 1, 2026, and I have to say that the joke is on us. If the first movie was a 90-...
U.S. Release Date: 2026-04-01
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Action, mild violence and rude humor)
Genre: Animated/Adventure
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, ...
Here they are… the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the acme of 2009, etc. Top 10 lists serve a few purposes. For the person making them, they represent an opportunity to clarify what emerged as memorable from the year gone by. For those...
Every year begins with high expectations: a handful (or perhaps more) of titles that tantalize with the possibility of greatness or, at the very least, of providing a satisfying two hours in a movie theater. When it comes to quality, "Best of" lists...
Tradition dictates that "Best of" and "Worst of" lists should appear in late December, so as to capture the entire year's worth of films. In honor of the U.S. Thanksgiving (where the turkey is the traditional meat), I'm going to be pre-emptive this ...
For the most part, Netflix has two modes of films: high-profile prestige projects and “lesser” titles that use recognizable stars to lure bigger audiences. The Woman in Cabin 10 fits snugly into the latter category. For lack of a better descri...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-10-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Simon Stone
Cast: Kiera Knightley, Guy Pearce, Art Malik, ...