Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

[5] Gal Gadot returns as Wonder Woman in Patty Jenkins' more fanciful sequel, Wonder Woman 1984. The muddled plot introduces a mysterious 'dreamstone' that grants one wish to whoever holds it. Gadot's Diana Prince wishes for the return of her one true…
Onward (2020)

Onward (2020)

[7] Pixar's Onward takes place in a world of elves, trolls, dragons, and unicorns, but it's also a world where all these creatures have forgotten how to use their magic. So their world is a lot like ours -- centaurs are cops,…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

[3] In the sewers beneath New York City, a big talking rat trains four big talking turtles to become ninja warriors so they can be shadowy superheroes to would-be victims in the night. Now, right away, you're either going to run with…
King Kong (1976)

King Kong (1976)

[6] After the world saw its first bona-fide blockbuster, 1975's Jaws, daring Italian movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis decided he needed to go down in history for producing the second one. He settled on a remake of 1933's King Kong and hired…
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)

The Bishop’s Wife (1947)

[7] Cary Grant stars as an angel from Heaven who comes to Earth just before Christmas to help a Bishop (David Niven) and his wife (Loretta Young) raise money for construction of a new cathedral. But Grant has ulterior motives, trying to…
Venom (2018)

Venom (2018)

[7] Tom Hardy stars as an investigative reporter who becomes the unwilling host body for a gloppy alien creature -- named Venom -- that gives him superhuman powers. At first the possession experience is scary, with Venom being very much in charge.…
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

[8] A six-year-old girl lives on a small island called "The Bathtub" in Louisiana, where she lives in squalor with her dying, tough-love father until flooding drives them into their makeshift boat to find food and stable shelter. They band together with…
The Tempest (2010)

The Tempest (2010)

[7] Visionary director Julie Taymor (Titus, Across the Universe) brings Shakespeare's The Tempest to the big screen, with the lead role of Prospero played not by a man, as per tradition, but by Helen Mirren. Mirren's Prospera is raising her daughter (Felicity…
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

[6] There's a certain kind of movie that is really hard to review. This is one of those movies. It's a studio movie, formulaic in structure and unremarkable in substance, but entertaining in laughs and thrills and a great vehicle for a…
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

[6] A big-budget studio action-comedy is one of the least likely candidates to catch my attention these days, but a few people insisted Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a cut above the rest. And while the bar is low, they were…