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Despite dismal box office results across-the-board, the major movie studios have yet to figure out that the American public is not interested in preachy movies about the war in Iraq. Filmmakers interested in producing compelling dramatic films abo...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-03-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, ...
During a short introduction filled with evocative cinematography and a wistful voiceover narrative, writer/director James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) captures the essence of what summer means to a child. What can seem ephemeral to an adult feel...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-08-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Situations)
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Lia Barnett, Sanai Victoria, Madalen Mills, ...
Sometimes, I wonder how the human races survives it. By "it," I am referring to that seemingly insurmountable time of life when body chemistry and societal pressures conspire to make every day seem like a titanic struggle - the teenage years. Eve...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-08-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter, ...
In a statement that borders on the obvious, this review is not being written for the legions of loyal fans who have made Stephanie Meyer's novel Twilight the most popular piece of young adult literature to come along since Harry Potter left Hogwart...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANCE/HORROR
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, ...
It is possible to gather a star-studded ensemble cast and make a frothy, delightful movie about love in its many guises. Richard Curtis did it with Love, Actually and a parcel of international directors accomplished something similar with the duet...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-02-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Gary Marshall
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, ...
Let me start with a disclaimer: In no way do I condone or support the illegal downloading of copies of the Wolverine work print. Although I am fully cognizant of where and how to download it, I have not done so nor will I do so in the future. ...
Finally - a superhero movie that doesn't feel like every other superhero movie. The Wolverine proves that it's possible to have a movie based on a comic book franchise that doesn't involve mass destruction, the fate of the planet, and a seemingly i...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-07-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, ...
2008 was the year in which the comic book superhero came of age. Films like Iron Man and especially The Dark Knight illustrated what was possible when a motion picture dared to take its characters out of the comfortable box in which too many super...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Daniel Henney, Taylor Kitsch, ...