French Exit (2020)

French Exit (2020)

[4] Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges play a rich mother and son who are forced to leave their fancy New York home for a friend's apartment in Paris when they discover their bank account is nearly empty. Once there, Pfeiffer's…
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

[5] Brad Pitt voices one of cinema's most famous adventure heroes for Dreamworks Animation's Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Sinbad begins the tale as a man with loose morals who strikes a deal with Eris, the goddess of chaos…
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

[7] Two years after his wife Gillian (Michelle Pfeiffer) died in a boating accident, David (Peter Gallagher) keeps her alive in his imagination through nightly frolics and conversations on the beach at night. As family and friends come together to…
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

[7] It's 18th century France and everyone's the Vavavoom de Floofenberg dressed to the nines and powdered like a doughnut. Yes, Dangerous Liaisons is one of those dreaded costume dramas. But like any good one, if you strip away the…
Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

[8] Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and writer/directors Joe and Anthony Russo hit a home run that should satisfy all Marvel fans with Avengers: Endgame, the climactic finale to what is essentially an 11-year story arc. It begins with the…
Dark Shadows (2012)

Dark Shadows (2012)

[5] Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of Dan Curtis' cult TV show Dark Shadows wants to be a comedy about a vampire transplanted from centuries past into the 1970s. That movie - one that focused on the vampire's relationships with his…
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

[6] Another passable Marvel movie. Let's see. What was this one about. Shit. I saw about a week ago... I remember Paul Rudd and the new girl (Evangeline Lilly) spend most of the movie trying to get back Michael Douglas'…
Mother! (2017)

Mother! (2017)

[6] This is a SPOILER REVIEW. Writer/director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) makes a claustrophobic allegory of the Bible's story of creation, the fall from grace, all the way up through the birth of Jesus and beyond.…
The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

[8] Dreamworks Animation's maiden voyage is a stunning achievement of sight and sound. Impressionistic background paintings blend with sexy, angular character designs, all set to a brilliant soundtrack by composer Hans Zimmer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. It kills me that…
Hairspray (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

[8] This version of Hairspray disarms you from the very beginning notes of "Good Morning, Baltimore" and builds to one of the most joyful finales of any movie in recent memory. The musical numbers are all superbly choreographed and staged…