Madagascar

In a desperate attempt to find wilderness, a zebra escapes from the New York Central Zoo, inspiring other animals to join him. In 2005, there were plenty of good computer-animated movies,…

Live Free or Die Hard 

The FBI finds itself under cyber attack and John McClane (Bruce Willis) is ordered to pick up Matt Farrell (Justin Long), a brilliant hacker who might have something to do…

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Meet Dr. Jones 

Harrison Ford. Photo: Paramount In the beginning, before there was a movie, everybody involved did their part in contributing bright ideas to the project that would become the best adventure…

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End 

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is rescued from limbo, but our heroes have dangerous enemies to fight in order to preserve a future for the pirates of the Caribbean. The…

Jaws: A Whale of an Adventure

Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss. Photo: Universal In 1975, scientists knew a thing or two about sharks. The public, however, seemed to be largely ignorant. That must be…

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The green Grinch (Jim Carrey) hates Christmas and the people of Whoville hate him, but a little girl (Taylor Momsen) wants to change that. Director Ron Howard is sadly saddled…

Terminator 2: Batting for the Other Team

Edward Furlong and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures I was certainly part of the target audience for this film when it came out in 1991. I was 15 and the…

Terminator: The Deadly Energizer Rabbit

Arnold Schwarzenegger. Photo: Orion Pictures James Cameron has fought hard for The Terminator. He claims that the idea for the film came to him in a dream, but few question…

Spider-Man 3

Life is sweet for Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), but there’s clouds on the horizon in the shape of heartbreak, a strange force from outer space, and new villains. Spidey has…

Mission Impossible: Unmasking a Traitor

Tom Cruise. Photo: Paramount Eleven years ago, I stepped out of a theater together with my buddies after watching Mission: Impossible and was as enthusiastic as any twenty-year-old can be…