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)…
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

[3] Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) plays a younger version of the character Charlize Theron played in 2015's brilliant Mad Max: Fury Road in this prequel co-written and directed by series creator George Miller. We learn Furiosa's backstory -- how she…
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011)

Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011)

[5] Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) picks up the directing reigns for the fourth Mission: Impossible movie and delivers an entry on par with the series' mediocre track record. This time around Cruise and yet another new ensemble…
The Fall Guy (2024)

The Fall Guy (2024)

[8] Ryan Gosling proves he's as good in action as he is in drama, romance, or comedy in The Fall Guy, a film that blends all of these genres. He stars as a Hollywood stunt man who carries on a…
Alien: Romulus (2024)

Alien: Romulus (2024)

[2] The seventh film in the Alien franchise is by far the worst of the litter, featuring a juvenile cast lacking any charisma who lead us through a tediously dull pastiche of the series' greatest hits. Alien: Romulus reeks of…
Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

[5] Tom Cruise makes his Mission: Impossible franchise a trilogy with this installment directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Super 8). This time out, Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) plays the villain, an arms dealer looking to acquire a mysterious, presumably…
One Battle After Another (2025)

One Battle After Another (2025)

[3] It's possible I'll see this movie again in the future and understand it better. I have to assume this is possible, because I love several other Paul Thomas Anderson movies, including Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, and…
Dante’s Peak (1997)

Dante’s Peak (1997)

[8] Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye) and Linda Hamilton (Terminator 2) star in this old-fashioned disaster flick about a volcano that's about to wipe a small town off the map. Brosnan plays a volcanologist who, in Jaws-like fashion, warns the town of…