Spectre (2015)

Spectre (2015)

[7] James Bond (Daniel Craig) is forced to go rogue when British intelligence falls under questionable new leadership. M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw), and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) aid and abet to help unroot who's behind the power-grab, unearthing an infamous villain…
Dick Tracy (1990)

Dick Tracy (1990)

[6] Warren Beatty directs and stars in Disney's big budget adaptation of Chester Gould's 1930s comic strip about a square-jawed detective caught in a constant battle of whack-a-mole with a horde of colorful gangsters. The screenplay by Top Gun's Jim Cash and…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

[8] Tom Holland gives his best performance to date in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a film that should resonate with nearly everyone, but especially Gen Z. The fourth film in Holland's Spidey series (not counting his appearances in other Marvel movies) picks…
Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall (2012)

[9] It's so refreshing to watch heroes and villains who are over the age of 40. Skyfall repeatedly suggests that sometimes older is better, and as a middle-aged film fan, I couldn't agree more. Daniel Craig's third turn as James Bond matches…
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

[5] Bruce Willis reunites as rogue New York cop John McClane for the third Die Hard film, reuniting with John McTiernan, director of the original film, and working from an original spec script by Jonathan Hensleigh (Armageddon, The Saint) that was modified…
Aliens (1986)

Aliens (1986)

[10] Writer/director James Cameron accomplishes a rare feat with a sequel that doesn't shame the original and succeeds on its own merits. Aliens is so different in tone than the original Alien, I think of it as a sequel only in name…
Quantum of Solace (2008)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

[6] Daniel Craig's sophomore outing as James Bond doesn't measure up to the high standard set by Casino Royale, but it's still a worthy entry in the franchise. Quantum of Solace picks up directly where Casino Royale left off, with Bond still…
The Road Warrior (1981)

The Road Warrior (1981)

[7] Mel Gibson's policeman-turned-vigilante returns in this sequel from Mad Max director George Miller. The Road Warrior takes place years after the events of the first film, plunging the Australian outback further into a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting. In a script that harkens…
Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day (1996)

[8] The disaster film is alive and well in this summer blockbuster in which evil aliens threaten to destroy Earth, leaving it up to a rag-tag team of politicians, soldiers, and scientists (plus a drunken crop-duster and a pole dancer!), to save…
Casino Royale (2006)

Casino Royale (2006)

[9] Daniel Craig joins the James Bond franchise in arguably its best offering to date. Craig plays Ian Fleming's James Bond at the beginning of his career, making his second kill and earning his status as a "00" agent before the title…