The Best Michael Bay Movies From ‘Pearl Harbor’ to ‘Transformers’
After years of directing music videos, Michael Bay made his filmmaking debut with Bad Boys. From the moment he debuted, he’s come to define a kind …
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Adrian Lyne Movies Ranked From ‘Deep Water’ to ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
After 20 years without a movie, Adrian Lyne is back with Deep Water. The director of such films as Flashdance, Jacob’s Ladder, and 9 ½ Weeks, Lyne made his …
Review: ‘The Adam Project’ Melds Fairly Standard Sci-Fi With Surprising Emotion
Time travel is an inherently melancholy plot device. Even if someone is just traveling back in time to revisit that awesome surprise birthday party they …
Review: ‘Kimi’ is Worth Getting To Know
In the near—very near—future, the latest digital personal assistant, is set to make a big IPO splash. Kimi can do anything Alexa or Siri can, …
Review: The Strange and Vague Journey to ‘Sundown’
Sundown opens with a series of images of a family—Neil (Tim Roth), Alice (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Alexa (Albertine Kotting McMillan), and Colin (Samuel Bottomley)—enjoying a vacation. …
10 Small Movies From 2021 You May Have Missed
Even in a weird cinematic year like 2021, it’s impossible to see everything for most people. As a result, some films—be they good or at …
10 Kick-Ass, Female-Led Action Movies That Satisfy
We love a good woman-centered spy or assassin film here, the ones filled with running, shooting, great stunts, and even better fights. The 355 seemed …
10 Films Featuring Teens on the Make (Like Gary from ‘Licorice Pizza’)
In Licorice Pizza, Gary (Cooper Hoffman) is a kid always with a plan. He is constantly on the make, whether it is acting, selling waterbeds, or …
20 Coming of Age Movies From the Past 20 Years
Every generation gets a handful of “coming of age” films to hold on to as they do the same. Kids of the eighties got such …
Review: ‘Licorice Pizza’ offers a slice of complex nostalgia
Like many leads in Paul Thomas Anderson films, Alana (Alana Haim) is adrift. It’s 1973, she’s 25, and she can’t figure what she wants or …
Review: There is No Triumph for ‘American Underdog’
American Underdog doesn’t do right by Anna Paquin. I know, I know. “A faith-based film about a football player doesn’t make space for the lead woman …