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It boggles the mind to consider that the fertile writing team of Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Jeff Schaffer, all of whom spent time scripting episodes of "Seinfeld," could turn out something as abysmally unfunny as Eurotrip. Then again, these guys...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-02-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Jeff Schaffer
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, ...
Bill (Michael Douglas) is having a bad morning. He's stuck in his car in a traffic jam, his air conditioner isn't putting out any cold air, his windows won't work, and there's a fly buzzing around his head. Taken as a whole, all of this is enough...
U.S. Release Date: 1993-02-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, ...
Comparing Fantasia 2000 to the original Fantasia is in some ways unfair, especially considering the way movie-going methods and tastes have changed over the past six decades. Yet, even though the hand-drawn animation has been helped along by the la...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-12-31
MPAA Rating: "G" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Don Hahn
Cast: Deems Taylor, Steve Martin, Quincy Jones, ...
As a stand-alone spin-off that takes us back to the enchanted world of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them provides an engaging two hours. As the beginning of a new fantasy/adventure series intended to span several chapters, its suc...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-11-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Fantasy violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, ...
The biggest source of frustration with the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them relates to it being a middle installment of a much larger story. As such, it’s a stepping stone from the introduction into a meatier narrative. It la...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Frightening Images)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, Carmen Ejogo, ...
Is this the end of the cinematic Wizarding World? Based on both the text of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and various extra-production cues, the answer may be “yes.” The eleventh film to transpire in the world created by J.K. Row...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Madds Mikkelsen, ...
Fathers' Day simply has to be seen to be believed. It's beyond my comprehension how a motion picture with so much talent associated with it -- actors Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, super-producer Joel Silver, and director Ivan Reitman -- can be...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-05-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Charlie Hofheimer, ...
It is, as they say, what it is. Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to the critically panned but fan-loved Fifty Shades of Grey, will likely satisfy those who liked the first film (or the books upon which the movies are based) while distancing everyone e...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: James Foley
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, ...
Spoiler alert: There’s a spoiler in paragraph #4. Is it a big deal? Depends on how deeply you’re invested in these characters and whether you’ve read the books. It’s there but it won’t ruin the movie if you inadvertently read it. Alt...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: James Foley
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, ...
Who would have imagined that a movie about sex could be so boring? That's the bottom line when it comes to Fifty Shades of Grey, although I'm perfectly willing to admit that this could be one of those films where the "Men are from Mars, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-02-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANCE/DRAMA
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan