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Contraband is the kind of thriller that offers just enough in the way of effective elements to assemble a two-minute trailer. When it comes to a 110-minute feature, however, the sketchiness of the plotting and the director's lack of sure-handedness...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-01-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, ...
Countdown to Zero feels just like a History Channel documentary, which is unsurprising when one considers that the movie was produced by none other than The History Channel. As with most of their fare, this one mixes archived footage with talking ...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-07-30
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: Lucy Walker
Cast: Valerie Plame Wilson, Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter, ...
At the very least, it's necessary to respect what the filmmakers try to do with Couples Retreat, even if the end result isn't fully successful or satisfying. Their goal is to take the basic template for a raunchy sex comedy and change it up by ins...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-10-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter Billingsley
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, ...
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, ...
Uh-oh, this doesn't look promising. Oh, wait a minute, the movie hasn't even started yet. As absurd as it might sound, there's a strange synergy between very bad movies and very good ones. That's because films on either extreme of the quality ...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-08-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: David McNally
Cast: Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, ...
Crawl is an old-fashioned B-grade monster movie made with 2019 technology. In short, that means plenty of gore and jump-scares to go along with creatures that no longer look like puppets or men in rubber suits. Jaws kept the shark hidden for m...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-07-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper
Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I believe Hollywood has a tendency to underestimate the teenage viewing crowd. While it's certainly true that a portion of that demographic goes to theaters only for the most superficial form of entertainment,...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-06-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Stockwell
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison, ...
At first glance, Creative Control appears to be sci-fi. It takes place in the (near) future and focuses on technology that probably isn’t far from being accessible. On closer examination, however, it at times plays more like an absurdist comedy...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Benjamin Dickinson
Cast: Benjamin Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, Dan Gill, ...
Humanity's obsession with death has lasted for as long as men and women have recognized their mortality. Countless philosophers and theologians have devoted a lifetime's work to questions of life and death without reaching satisfactory conclusions...
U.S. Release Date: 1972-12-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Mature Themes, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, ...
Crimson Peak works as an homage to 19th century gothic literature. Beyond that mission statement, however, it has trouble gaining traction. Although the film may hold a certain appeal for those who have spent long hours thumbing through the pages of ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-10-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, ...