Gary Oldman

‘True Romance’ (1993) a violent fairy-tale love story

As Quentin Tarantino gained buzz as the Gen-X auteur in the mid-’90s, “True Romance” (1993) was his secret film among my high school classmates. Everyone

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‘RoboCop’ (2014) drops the satire for slick, familiar sci-fi

“RoboCop” (2014) is the definition of a thankless task. Director Jose Padilha and writer Joshua Zetumer do a workmanlike job but aren’t able to make

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Besson’s ‘Fifth Element’ (1997) an art-design paradise

“The Fifth Element” (1997) requires a pact with the audience that they’ll be up for something stylistically and tonally different from the average SF space

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Adventurous ‘Lost in Space’ (1998) updates 1960s series

I have a soft spot for “Lost in Space” (1998). In retrospect, it’s neat how long “Titanic” stayed at No. 1 at the box office, but

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‘Woman in the Window’ is too transparent

“The Woman in the Window” (Netflix) calls to mind Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” as Amy Adams’ Anna – an agoraphobic if you want to be nice;

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‘Hannibal’ (2001) can’t recapture magic of ‘Lambs’

To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the

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‘Dark Knight Rises’ (2012) is an uneven, respectable conclusion

With “Gotham” returning for its final season this month, I’m looking back at past “Batman” projects from the perspective of someone who enjoyed “The Animated

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‘Dark Knight’ (2008) overrated but still great

With “Gotham” returning for its final season this month, I’m looking back at past “Batman” projects from the perspective of someone who enjoyed “The Animated

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‘Batman Begins’ (2005) is franchise’s first masterpiece

With “Gotham” returning for its final season this month, I’m looking back at past “Batman” projects from the perspective of someone who enjoyed “The Animated

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‘Darkest Hour’ review

“Darkest Hour” – Gary Oldman is the best part of Joe Wright’s stridently ordinary  biopic about Winston Churchill. The film is a paint-by-numbers affair that shows

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