Movies with cinematographer Matthew Libatique
Every year, there seems to be one film that kicks you in the stomach and leaves your head reeling. In 1999, it was Tim Roth's profoundly disturbing, unforgettable The War Zone. This year, it's Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, one of the mos...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-10-06
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Drugs, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, ...
Iron Man is a different breed of superhero movie - a film that remembers it's possible to be outside the target demographic and still enjoy a tale set in this genre. What makes Iron Man interesting isn't the storyline which, except for a few wrink...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-05-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, ...
Darren Aronofsky, who used the cheesiness of professional wrestling as the backdrop for a powerful, tragic character study, has moved behind the scenes of another kind of performance. One doesn't often think of ballet, with its graceful moves and u...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-12-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, ...
After watching Ruby Sparks, I asked myself a question: Did I enjoy it as much as I did because it brings such a breezy perspective to a tired genre or because it offers a unique point-of-view of creativity and the writing process? I'm not sure Ruby...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina, ...
Phone Booth became one of a number of post-9/11 films to fall victim to an increasing reluctance on the part of motion picture studios to release movies where on-screen events echo real-world tragedies. Joel Schumacher's thriller was originally se...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-04-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Colin Ferrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, ...
Hollywood loves coming back to this story; it shows the entire lifecycle of show business and celebrity in one easily-digestible morsel. Over the years, A Star Is Born has attracted the likes of Frederic March, Gloria Gaynor, Judy Garland, Jam...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-10-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, ...
Maestro falls prey to the most common flaw of many bio-pics: trying to encapsulate too much material (over long span of time) into a 2-hour running time. The result is that some sequences seem rushed and compressed, character relations...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Smoking)
Genre: Drama
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, ...
With so much talent involved - both in front of and behind the camera - one has a right to anticipate something special from Inside Man. Does it deliver? Spike Lee's latest joint is a workmanlike thriller that provides solid performances; a mixtur...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-03-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, ...
With superhero movies, it's almost axiomatic to state that the second film is the best of the series. The reason isn’t difficult to divine: having dispensed with the obligatory origin tale, the movie-makers can weave a more compelling yarn. So ...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-05-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, ...
Cowboys & Aliens is a mashup of a mediocre Western and a mediocre science fiction story. The resulting film is far better than the sum of its two seemingly disparate parts. Although a little overlong, the production will find favor not only with l...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-07-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/WESTERN
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, ...