…large amounts of shiny star flesh guarantee that Love & Other Drugs will make back its modest budget… “other drugs” include tolerable characters, and an appealing story…
Tag: 20th Century Fox
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
…a continuation which is anything but a retread… dark, brilliant, and best of the series in almost every conceivable way… [the] plot twist is among the most memorable in all of cinema…
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
…I can’t help but gush with fanboy adoration each and every time that I sit through the film, continuously mouthing its iconic lines seconds before they are delivered…
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
…the sheer tenacity of the subject-matter, and the renewed enthusiasm of George Lucas… takes us further down the path to the Dark Side than we’ve ever traveled “in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.”
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
…What really spoils the stew… is a combination of appalling romantic dialogue and its delivery during the film’s numerous love scenes…
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
“Duel of the Fates”…may be among the few redeeming factors of the film, but when first viewing The Phantom Menace all academic considerations were lost to the pure joy of seeing a new Jedi adventure…
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
…some of the best ideas of Paul Dehn’s treatment for Battle of the Planet of the Apes are finally brought to the screen… arguably as good as any of the original set of sequels…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Dawn’s relationships are rich in complexity and, when they break down, the violence that ensues is both hellish and spectacular…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
…Fox has finally taken another stab at rebooting the classic franchise. This time an obvious effort was made to expand the spectacle brought to the table.
Planet of the Apes (2001)
If only the negative reviews from this picture had steered the once-great away from remakes…