Snake Eyes is about multiple perceptions of one major event, their relationship to each other and to the audience.
Unlike most action films, Mission: Impossible’s distinct appeal operates not so much on suspense but on improbability.
Zathura is a film most families should be able to get behind.
Zathura ultimately comes across as little more than the template for an eventual kiddie-friendly theme park attraction.
Spielberg’s film is a disaster movie that loves the human race.
This special edition is jam-packed with juicy little bits and pieces as well as thoughtful commentary tracks.
Secret Window’s plot machinations ultimately overwhelm its sporadic visual inventiveness.
Sam Raimi’s millenium Spider-Man is both sensitive and realistically self-serving.
It’s all about the opening credit sequence and Jodie’s slow-mo dashes into the panic room. That and those elegant wine glasses.