The Hard Way (1991)

The Hard Way (1991)

[5] Michael J. Fox and James Woods star in this middling action-comedy from director John Badham (Short Circuit, Wargames). Fox plays a famous actor researching a new cop role by shadowing Woods's character, a cranky but cool New York cop.…
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

[7] The seventh (and reportedly penultimate) Mission: Impossible film doesn't quite reach the series high achieved by 2018's Fallout, but it's still a solidly entertaining action/adventure flick. Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and his trusted teammates (including Ving Rhames and Simon…
End of Days (1999)

End of Days (1999)

[3] Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a mis-step in his career with this dull and dreary supernatural thriller from director Peter Hyams (The Relic, Outland). Arnold plays a suicidal ex-cop whose gone atheist after the murder of his wife and child. He…
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

[8] The sixth Mission: Impossible movie takes everything that was great about the previous entry and lifts it to even greater heights. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, as does the series' terrific ensemble of supporting talent, including Ving Rhames,…
1941 (1979)

1941 (1979)

[4] After the enormous success of Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg was dealt his biggest box office blow to date with 1941. The film, billed as a 'comic spectacular', takes place in Hollywood the day…
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

[7] Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) jumps into the directing chair and delivers the best Mission Impossible of the first five movies. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, performing his own stunts as usual, which this time includes…
Vampires (1998)

Vampires (1998)

[3] I love John Carpenter. I'd even go so far as to say he's one of my favorite directors. But only up through 1988's They Live. For some reason, nothing Carpenter has done in the '90s or beyond connects with…
Next of Kin (1989)

Next of Kin (1989)

[4] Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Ghost) stars as a hillbilly-turned-Chicago cop who holds his Kentucky relatives at bay after the youngest sibling (Bill Paxton) is killed by a mobster (Adam Baldwin). When one of the brothers (Liam Neeson) sets out…
Constantine (2005)

Constantine (2005)

[5] I love Keanu Reeves. I love Rachel Weisz. I generally love stories about angels and demons. I love the visual style and cinematography, and the directing's pretty good, too. So why don't I love Constantine? After a third viewing…
Red Planet (2000)

Red Planet (2000)

[6] Val Kilmer headlines this serviceable sci-fi survival story of astronauts who become stranded on Mars. As their oxygen depletes and their damaged robot accidentally enters 'war mode' and hunts them down, their commander in orbit (The Matrix's Carrie-Anne Moss)…