Flickering Lights 

Four criminals lay their hands on a large sum of cash in Copenhagen and escape to the countryside where they come up with a perfect front – starting a small…

Elf 

A young man (Will Ferrell) who was raised as an elf at Santa’s workshop at the North Pole arrives in New York to find his real father. Director Jon Favreau’s…

King Kong: An Affair to Remember

Photo: Universal The executives at Universal must have wondered if Peter Jackson had lost his mind. Directing a three-hour remake of an old, classic monster movie sounded like a stupid…

The Untouchables: A Few Good Men

Photo: Paramount In 1987, Brian De Palma was not looking good at all. After Body Double (1984) and Wise Guys (1986), two films you might call failures, the director seemed…

The Scorpion King 

Desert warrior Mathayus (Dwayne Johnson) is hired to kill a sorceress (Kelly Hu) in an attempt to stop an evil king (Steven Brand) from taking over the world. "The Rock"…

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is forced to participate in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament, something that will leave him face to face with Voldemort. That’s right, this fourth installment finally introduces…

Halloween: Resurrection 

After a final showdown with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), Michael Myers returns to his childhood home – which college kids have turned into the setting of a reality show.…

Naked Gun 33 ⅓: The Final Insult 

Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), the pride of the LAPD, has retired but is called back into action for an undercover assignment in a prison. This third chapter offers a few…

The Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear

Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) stumbles over a conspiracy hatched by powerful representatives of the oil, nuclear and coal industries. This sequel is quite similar to the 1988 original; Priscilla Presley’s…

Harry Potter: The Education of a Wizard

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Photo: Warner Some genius must have decided that American readers would be too stupid to understand J.K. Rowling’s original title for her hugely…