Kingdom of Heaven (Ridley Scott, 2005)

I've been meaning to write a defense of the director's cut of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven  (one of my favorite movies of th...

Steven Spielberg: Schindler's List

Perhaps the greatest argument for the sincerity and dedication Steven Spielberg put into Schindler's List is how radical a departure i...

The A-Team

I don't know what it says about America's state of consciousness when a loopy blockbuster like the A-Team remake includes a severe ...

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Liam Neeson said that he took the role of Zeus in Louis Leterrier's remake of Clash of the Titans because his sons love Greek mythology...

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York is the epic, self-destructive companion piece to Who Shot Liberty Valance . It posits that one need not have traveled out...

Ponyo

Miyazaki Hayao might be a humble man aware of his mortality, or he might just be an excellent showman. Upon the release of his previous feat...

Darkman

Sam Raimi spent the first decade of his career straddling the line between potential hit-maker and one-trick pony. After his over-the-top ga...

Taken

I almost feel sorry for kidnappers. Sure, they steal children and force them into sex slavery, but they always seem to have the rotten luck ...