Movies with cinematographer Dean Semler
With a title like Just My Luck, the urge to make puns is almost irresistible. However, in recognition of the fact that the film isn't that bad, I shall refrain from doing so. It's tough for me to determine how 13-year old girls will respond to ...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-05-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, Samaire Armstrong, ...
Danny (Austin O'Brien) is addicted to Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) movies. He's seen the third one six times and now he's eagerly awaiting the released of Jack Slater IV. When his elderly friend Nick (Robert Prosky), the projectionist at a...
U.S. Release Date: 1993-06-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, ...
If Vin Diesel is looking for a third franchise to add to his resume, The Last Witch Hunter might be considered a “safe” option. His character, Kaulder, an 800+ year old warrior for the forces of good, doesn’t require Diesel to step ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-10-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Breck Eisner
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michael Caine, Rose Leslie, ...
The Mad Max trilogy is pure adrenaline - a quality that was not lost when the franchise received an injection of American money for its third installment. The essential formula is straightforward, and involves a lot of fights and chases. The film...
U.S. Release Date: 1982-05-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Mike Preston, ...
The Mad Max trilogy is pure adrenaline - a quality that was not lost when the franchise received an injection of American money for its third installment. The essential formula is straightforward, and involves a lot of fights and chases. The film...
U.S. Release Date: 1985-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Cast: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, ...
Maleficent might best be described as an alternate universe re-imagination of Sleeping Beauty. Taking a page from Wicked (the stage show that presents Oz from the witches' perspective), Linda Woolverton's screenplay presents an inverted version of ...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-05-30
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Fantasy Violence)
Genre: FANTASY/ADVENTURE
Director: Robert Stromberg
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, ...
Eddie Murphy's 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor is one of those movies that, at least from a creative perspective, neither deserves nor warrants a sequel. What's the point? More of the same, it seems. Any time a movie makes $130 million in the...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-07-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, ...
Secretariat joins Disney's pantheon of sports movies about underdogs that defy odds and become champions. Of all the movies in this group (which includes Remember the Titans, The Rookie, Invincible and Miracle), this is the least effective, in lar...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-10-08
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Diane Lane, Otto Thorwath, Dylan Baker, ...
If Rob Cohen's name wasn't attached to this project, I would swear it was the work of Michael Bay. It has all of the crowd-pleasing director's trademarks: plastic characters, chaotic camerawork, lots of things blowing up, and an incredibly dumb sc...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-07-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: osh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, ...
The makers of Waterworld, the current holder of the "most expensive film" title, have put a good portion of the money where the viewing public can see it -- on the screen. This production, with its massive explosions, amazing stunts, and breathtak...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-07-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, ...