… a finale that should have been a well-earned victory lap… the limited budget shows through in sequences that are more pedestrian than what we saw in…
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
…there’s compelling social commentary aplenty, and the violence that eventually breaks out is hard to tear your eyes from…
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
…moves the Apes films beyond Heston and establishes McDowell as the star…
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Roddy McDowell is sorely missed in this installment… Even so, Beneath recaptures the…
Planet of the Apes (1968)
…those Oscar-winning makeup techniques are the only element of this science-fiction classic that isn’t as potent and viable as on Apes’ first screening..
127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours is downright triumphant. In fact – if it were my decision to make – I would give this picture…
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
…amidst the explosions, gadgets, and nonsensical action – it’s comedy that keeps the engine running…
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Hoskins and Leguizamo hold together what is otherwise a complete miscalculation.
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man is at once Big-Hollywood and uniquely Raimi…
Casablanca (1942)
The best words to illustrate the strength of this film fall between…