Excess is Waterworld’s most endearing quality. It is obvious that director Kevin Reynolds took it upon himself to use the budget fully. Each set is loaded with details, typically run down and rusted from the water. For all of its ridiculousness, much of the sci-fi trappings seem to make sense, and that can be attributed [...]

Replace the Coast Guard with basketball, football, or swimming, and you have the basic Disney formula behind The Guardian. This isn’t a revolutionary film, but it’s a story that Hollywood has surprisingly avoided, and the Coast Guard deserves way more credit than they get. Politics aside, there’s an average tale of someone going above and [...]