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Adventures of Tintin, The

Had The Adventures of Tintin been a live motion picture rather than a motion capture-driven animated endeavor, it would have been compared to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Pirates of the Caribbean. As it is, however, with the cartoonish characters se...

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Release Date: 2011-12-23
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: (voices) Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, ...
Ant-Man

Ant-Man, as obscure a superhero title as has been released since the inception of the so-called "MCU" (Marvel Cinematic Universe), may test the perception that Marvel can do no wrong. The general public knows Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain A...

Run Time: 1:57
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, ...
Baby Driver

Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver seeks to inject a dose of high octane into a heist film while illustrating how it’s possible to make a car chase exciting in an era when few action staples have become more boring and predictable. The film also s...

Run Time: 1:53
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, ...
Hot Fuzz

It has been remarked by more than one critic that the action comedy can be one of the easiest movies to make poorly and one of the most difficult to make effectively. The problem is evident: comedy and action often war with one another, each tryin...

Run Time: 2:03
U.S. Release Date: 2007-04-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY/ACTION
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, ...
J. Edgar

Who knew the life story of J. Edgar Hoover could be so arid? Actually, that's unfair, but there are stretches of J. Edgar when the proceedings seem to drag. Counterbalancing the occasional bursts of tedium, however, are a tremendous lead performanc...

Run Time: 2:15
U.S. Release Date: 2011-11-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, ...
John Carter

With its derivative story elements, epic scope, and straightforward action orientation, John Carter is a throwback to a simpler time when it was enough to have a heroic protagonist face off against all manner of monsters and bad guys. The special e...

Run Time: 2:12
U.S. Release Date: 2012-03-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: FANTASY/ACTION
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, ...
King Kong

"And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty. And it stayed its hand from killing. And from that day, it was as one dead." - Old Arabian Proverb When released in 1933, King Kong was greeted with unprecedented amazement. State-of-the-...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Fay Wray
King Kong

Common wisdom contends that Dino De Laurentiis' big-budget remake of Merian C. Cooper's classic 1933 film, King Kong, is a bad movie. And, viewed from a certain perspective, perhaps it is, but it's also a lot of fun. Certainly, this versi...

Run Time: 2:12
U.S. Release Date: 1976-12-17
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, ...
King Kong

Spoiler Alert: This review assumes that the reader is familiar with the story of King Kong, including the ending. If you're not, and don't want to be spoiled, it's best to stop reading after the fourth paragraph and return once you have seen the ...

Run Time: 3:07
U.S. Release Date: 2005-12-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, ...
Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho has a great hook and starts out looking like it’s going to do something compelling with that hook. Unfortunately, as is too often the case with promising horror films, this one devolves into a disappointing mess toward the...

Run Time: 1:56
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Ghoulish Images)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, ...