Mixed with actual newscasts, scenes of grieving wives, crying children, and stressed out mission controllers, Apollo 13 sets the period and the tone.

The General is considered one of the greatest films ever made, ranking in at number 18 on the most recent AFI list. We agree. However, bringing a silent film starring Buster Keaton from 1927 to high definition and Blu-ray posed some challenges, and producer Bret Wood let us in on the process, while offering thoughts [...]

For as dark as these Harry Potter film adaptations are becoming, they are still not afraid to laugh. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron (Rupert Grint) remain light-hearted friends, wrestling over the better of two potion textbooks when they arrive late to class. Ron also becomes affected by a love potion, which is aided by a [...]

Funny People, up to a certain point, is Judd Apatow’s masterpiece. That point is easy to pick out. In it, George Simmons (Adam Sandler) attempts to rekindle a past relationship with Laura (Leslie Mann). They sit outdoors of Simmons’ mansion, one built from the millions of Hollywood dollars earned through starring roles in dopey comedies. [...]

Scream is timeless. It was a perfect satire of a genre that lost any spark of originality decades before. Scary Movie doesn’t seem to understand that. By parodying specific horror movies, Scary Movie is now hopelessly dated, and the pop culture references now terribly unfunny (as opposed to just unfunny when the movie was released). [...]

Gladiator opens with a massive battle between the Romans and the last of a barbarian horde. It is seven minutes in, and director Ridley Scott has the audience in his hands. The battle is huge, with catapults flinging flaming ammunition at a nearly defenseless army. Swords clash, blood flows freely, and the intensity does not [...]

It is hard to fathom a movie with more hype behind it than The Dark Knight. This is the point where the comic book movie has truly come into its own, surpassing the usual boundaries to become something more. This is not a perfect film by any stretch, but it’s a great, involving thrill ride. [...]

Face/Off is a monumentally stupid movie. It followed another John Woo and John Travolta monumentally stupid movie, Broken Arrow. At least Broken Arrow stuck to the basics to set up its action. Face/Off is famous for the idiotic concept of face swapping, admittedly original yet completely absurd. Travolta and Nicolas Cage face off (heh) without [...]

History of Violence opens in a idyllic small town, where the local sheriff eats at the town diner. Here works Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), your average father and husband, living inside a home with a white picket fence. It is perfect, comfortable, and familiar. The setting is brilliant, drawing the audience into a pristine family, [...]

Con Air is one of those movies that created a slew of action movie parodies. It’s so absurd, the dialogue so ridiculous, and the premise so utterly incoherently preposterous, you can’t help but laugh. You know what though? It’s enormously entertaining. Con Air follows a group of the most politically correct villains in the history [...]