Never Get Out of the Boat When Martin Sheen and his troops approach a bridge midway through Apocalypse Now, it looks like a Halloween theme park. Fireworks of war …
Dogs and Cats (and Babies) Living Together Like its predecessor, Secret Life of Pets 2 is best when satirizing pet ownership from the animal’s perspective. The cat that knocks …
Get Off My Plane As the studio logos roll, Jerry Goldsmith’s score opens Air Force One. It’s bright and patriotic, honorable, with a high brass section and commanding drums. …
Prescient Danger Given the reference, the title Clear and Present Danger never fell out of style. Although fixated on the Reagan-era drug war, the greater arc is that of …
Gaming the Patriot Jack Ryan, aged 20 years since The Hunt for Red October, now lives in the prototypical American home. It’s a lavish, expensive structure, painted white with …
Running Away Full disclosure: This Blu-ray was provided to us for review. This has not affected the editorial process. For information on how we handle review material, please visit …
Fully Awake J.J. Abrams isn’t given the freedom needed to create something unique, so he reconfigures A New Hope. This new Star Wars isn’t a story continuation as much …
A Remake Awakens Director J.J. Abrams produces what is obstinately a Star Wars film, more so than the borderline imposters which composed George Lucas’ own prequel trilogy. Force Awakens …