“Phenomena” (1985) doesn’t stand out from the pack of Dario Argento’s catalog in a way we might hope, since it is sometimes called Argento’s “Carrie.”
Much has been made about how “Halloween Ends” might be a good movie but it’s not a good “Halloween” movie. No such danger with another
“Career Opportunities” (1991) is an often likable but ultimately unfocused entry in writer John Hughes’ oeuvre. Like the two armed robbers being distracted by Josie
Sometimes comic-book yarns are just comic-book yarns, and can’t be molded into something bigger and better through technical mastery. We know this because of director
“The Rocketeer” (1991) launched the 1990s boom of nostalgic proto-superhero films set in the time before “Superman’s” 1938 invention, and it set the bar high
It’s hard to predict a decade’s place in history while you’re living it, but the 2010s strike me as a Gateway to the Future. So
“Dark City” (1998) perhaps came out just before the window when it would’ve been a mainstream smash, since “The Matrix” achieved that status one year
I went into “Only the Brave” (2017) pretty blind. I think I saw one trailer, but seeing the actors starring in the film (Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges,