Movies with cinematographer Caleb Deschanel
Death is as natural a part of life as is birth; every existence ends in the former as it begins in the latter. Human beings, however, have a natural aversion to addressing death in an open and honest manner. It's as unsuitable for polite conversa...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-06-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassileva, Cameron Diaz, ...
I'm as willing as any movie-lover to accept a certain amount of ridiculousness in a movie if it serves the greater purpose of entertainment. And, when it comes to action movies, I like to think that my level of tolerance is pretty high. Hey, I en...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-11-19
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, ...
Sometimes, pure technical accuracy isn't enough. Sometimes, artistry has to be taken into account. One such case in point is Barry Levision's The Natural, arguably the best baseball movie ever made. The film works not because it is flawless in i...
U.S. Release Date: 1984-05-11
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/SPORTS
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, ...
There are so many ancillary issues surrounding the release of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (née The Passion) that they threaten to dwarf the 127-minute movie that lies at the maelstrom's epicenter. (The controversy, whether real, concoc...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-02-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, ...
Rules Don’t Apply is a strange, schizophrenic sort of movie. Despite moments of emotional strength and bursts of quirky comedy, the film is undone by its generally lethargic tone and the film’s insistence to shift its focus from the putat...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-11-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Warren Beatty
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Lily Collins, Warren Beatty, ...
Thus far, the formula has worked almost flawlessly: combine fantasy with a family friendly approach and the recent result has caused studio heads to smile. The Spiderwick Chronicles is the latest in what could be considered "starter" fantasy tales...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: FANTASY
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, ...
We live in a cynical world. A romantic fairy tale like Winter's Tale might have worked better in a kinder, gentler age but, in today's era of sarcasm and scorn, its flaws (of which there are many) are magnified. For something this sentimental to wo...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: FANTASY/DRAMA
Director: Akiva Goldsman
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, ...