John Cusack

‘Con Air’ (1997) doesn’t fly as high as it aims to

An unwritten rule of movies is viewers allow one massive implausibility, but not a mountain of small implausibilities. This is why “Con Air” (1997) is

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Courtroom drama ‘Runaway Jury’ (2003) avoids running off rails

“Runaway Jury” (2003) is about the gun control versus gun rights debate. Before this gets your blood boiling by assuming the movie will take one

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‘High Fidelity’ (2000) examines love, music, love of music

When it came out, I underrated “High Fidelity” (2000) because it’s not as good as the 1995 novel by Nick Hornby. But like its fellow

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