1. Creed works better as an actual movie than it does as a Rocky movie, which is quite the compliment, considering…

Sylvester Stallone’s recent sit-down with Robert Rodriguez for
The Director’s Chair made a pretty compelling case…

1. It seems insane to think about now, but there was a time when everyone was worried about whether or not Jennifer…

1. There was a time not so long ago when the very notion of James Bond seemed ridiculous—as anachronistic as making…

The next Academy Awards will be hosted by Chris Rock and will be held on February 28, 2016. That is 130 days from…

1. I love Bill Murray. You love Bill Murray. We all love Bill Murray. We love him on talk shows. We love him when he…

1. Crimson Peak is a movie that’s all windup and no pitch. It requires a patience of you that I’m not sure it…

1. Bridge of Spies is effective, efficient, compelling, smart and absorbing throughout, and I still couldn’t help…

1. It is difficult not to approach Pan with a deep, weary sigh. I am fortunate that people pay me to write about…

Danny Boyle is one of the most quietly adventurous filmmakers working today. He’ll do a science-fiction movie, then…

1. The Martian will make you feel better about America, about the goodness of your fellow man, about the limitless…

1. Stonewall misses the point of the Stonewall riots in almost the exact same way that Pearl Harbor missed the point…

1. If nothing else, you should see Everest on as big a screen as possible. I was fortunate enough to see it in 3-D…

1. Whatever your thoughts on The Departed or The Town—the modern Boston mob/crime thrillers that all modern Boston…

1. Man oh man, remember the Newsweek that dubbed M. Night Shyamalan “The Next Spielberg?” Has an entertainment-cover…

1. New York City is obviously the central setting of thousands of movies, and, being New York City, it’s adept at…

For all the talk about how summer movies are supposedly rotting everyone’s souls, this summer produced:

1. There’s an undeniable kick in watching a reedy nerd unleash cinematic violence, particularly when he’s confused…

1. You need a pretty good reason to resuscitate The Man From U.N.C.L.E.—a ’60s television series that went off the…

1. You know, until everybody turns into a superhero, the new Fantastic Four reboot isn’t half bad. You can see what…