Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

[7] In this age of superhero fatigue, I was surprised to enjoy the first Venom movie so much. Color me equally surprised that they could pull off an entertaining sequel with Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Tom Hardy returns as…
Anger Management (2003)

Anger Management (2003)

[5] Adam Sandler plays a man wrongly sentenced to a series of anger management courses. His instructor, played by Jack Nicholson, antagonizes him with his unorthodox teachings, which include moving in with Sandler and flirting with his girlfriend (Marisa Tomei).…
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

[8] Director Milos Forman (Amadeus) tackles the life of Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt with Woody Harrelson playing the infamous smut-peddler. The screenplay, another superb biography from Ed Wood screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, focuses on Flynt's many legal…
Out of the Furnace (2013)

Out of the Furnace (2013)

[7] In this revenge drama from writer/director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass), Christian Bale seeks vigilante justice after Woody Harrelson murders his brother over gambling debt. Casey Affleck plays the brother, a young man suffering from post-traumatic stress after…
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

[7] After the polarizing (and frankly great) The Last Jedi, and the almost insufferable Rogue One, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from another Star Wars movie. But I was excited about the casting of Alden Ehrenreich as Han…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

[8] Seven months after the rape and murder of her daughter, a grieving mother challenges her local police department to find the culprit when she advertises on three incendiary billboards. Frances McDormand (Fargo) headlines Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which is…
Zombieland (2009)

Zombieland (2009)

[7] A zombie apocalypse road trip movie with amusement park overtones? Oh, hell yeah. With its strong character humor and plenty of sight gags, Zombieland is a joyously exploitative horror comedy that deflects any serious criticism. Jesse Eisenberg and Woody…
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

[8] Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) directs his second installment of the prequel trilogy to the famous sci-fi franchise. War isn't as epic and enthralling as the spectacular Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, but it's still a damn fine…
Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

[4] Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine all return for another game of magicians playing cat and mouse. (Isla Fisher is noticeably replaced with a new character played by Lizzy Caplan.) I enjoyed…
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

[8] Hailee Steinfeld (Oscar nominee for the Coen Brothers' True Grit remake) stars as a high school girl on the edge of a nervous breakdown when she discovers her best and only friend has begun dating her brother. Writer/director Kelly Fremon…