Cowboys & Aliens
Director Jon Favreau’s competent adaptation of the Hollywood-ready graphic novel delivers on every ounce of its one-joke premise: you’ll see cowboys fighting aliens. You’ll get very little else.
Director Jon Favreau’s competent adaptation of the Hollywood-ready graphic novel delivers on every ounce of its one-joke premise: you’ll see cowboys fighting aliens. You’ll get very little else.
Thanks to solid performances and a script that is clever, funny and respectful of the source material, this origin story is the best comics-to-screen adaptation since "Batman Begins".
Every bit as rewarding – and flawed – as its source material, this final installment of the Harry Potter series is pure movie magic.
This third installment in the noisy, interminable, and in-all-ways robotic series is not quite as unforgivably bad as the last one, but that doesn’t make it good.
Ryan Reynolds’ most heroic feat in this effects-laden comic book adaptation is saving it from being a complete dud.
J.J. Abrams’ lovingly nostalgic tribute to early Spielberg will make you look back fondly to a time when a group of schoolkids could outsmart the government.
This ambitious origin story of the Marvel Comics mutants sets the action against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis and achieves an uneasy peace between the serious and the campy.
Surprisingly, and sadly, this documentary about the titular comedian’s comedy tour doesn’t contain much comedy. Though it is an intriguing portrait of a very talented workaholic.
Johnny Depp and director Rob Marshall attempt to steer the soggy franchise back on course with this goof of an installment.
You might not expect it, but this Kenneth Branagh-helmed comic book movie delivers – thanks to a deftly-balanced tone and Anthony Hopkins as Odin.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |