Movies with music written by Michael Giacchino
Always save the best for last…that’s not a phrase many movie series adhere to. It happens occasionally but franchises that build to a satisfying climax are few and far between. That, among other things, makes the new Planet of the Apes rebo...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, ...
The Incredibles may become the first Disney/Pixar film not to dominate at the box office. That statement has nothing to do with the film's quality - in fact, The Incredibles is among the best of Pixar's digitally animated movies. However, it's go...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-11-05
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: (voices) Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, ...
The Batman, a reboot of DC comics’ most popular character, brings the franchise back into the shadows successfully embraced by Christopher Nolan’s phenomenally popular take but without the fetishism of the Burton/Schumacher years or the excess...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-03-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, ...
Initially, Sky High looked like it was going to be one of the summer's throw-away movies - a family comedy with suspicious similarities to last year's The Incredibles. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that not only is Sky High too good to be ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-07-29
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Michael Angarano, Bruce Campbell, Kelly Vitz, ...
Super 8 is an homage by its writer/director, J.J. Abrams, to its producer, Steven Spielberg. It's also a love letter to all those with a passion for filmmaking that emerges at a young age. Super 8 is the kind of high-profile movie we so rarely se...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-06-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, ...
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is not only a solid dystopian-flavored science fiction film in its own right but it elevates the stock of its immediate predecessor in the Planet of the Apes franchise, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. By adding to th...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, ...
No American animated studio has been as successful developing films that work on multiple levels as Disney/Pixar. From the beginning, they have been interested in telling stories that equally engage children and adults. Consider Toy Story 3, for exam...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-19
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen
Cast: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, ...
Although Society of the Snow is not technically a remake of the 1992 film Alive, it’s not hard to see how this could be assumed. Although the films are based on different books (Alive’s source is Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Pier...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Disturbing Images, Adult Content – Cannibalism)
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Matias Recalt, Rafael Federman, Esteban Kukuriczka, ...
Brad Bird may be one of the few animated filmmakers working today who understands what the concept of a "family film" means. It's something that offers material to viewers of all ages and doesn't lose one group by catering too strongly to another....
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-29
MPAA Rating: "G" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: (voices) Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, ...
Spoiler Warning! This review contains spoiler elements, especially for those unfamiliar with the general premise. In a culture where seemingly everything is remade or re-booted, even Star Trek, the venerable science fiction TV show and movie se...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, ...