Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is sprung from a prison in Russia by his IMF colleagues, but when a subsequent mission is botched and a bomb destroys the Kremlin, Hunt's team…

Inception: Dream Warriors

Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: Warner Some of our greatest thrills take place when we sleep. Scenarios play out in our dreams that are genuinely unpredictable and emotional. Regardless of whether they…

Predators 

A group of killers, including a black ops soldier (Adrien Brody) who assumes leadership, are dropped into a jungle where they seem to be hunted by predatory aliens. Sounds like…

Underworld 

Vampires and werewolves (called Lycans) have battled each other for centuries; Selene (Kate Beckinsale), who belongs to the former race, falls in love with a human (Scott Speedman) who turns…

Bullitt: Before There Was Michael Mann

Photo: Warner Peter Yates hasn’t made a memorable film in ages. But there was indeed a time when he directed a few not-too-shabby movies and Bullitt stands as his crowning achievement, along…

Quantum of Solace

James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes on a personal vendetta after the death of the woman he loved and realizes that she was blackmailed by a powerful organization. Bond film nr.…

Apocalypto: Welcome to the Jungle

Photo: Buena Vista Pictures 2006 was not an easy time for Mel Gibson. In July that year he was arrested for driving under the influence, but that was nothing compared…

First Blood

John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), a Vietnam veteran, arrives in a small town and is subsequently harassed by the police and hunted into the forest where he exacts revenge. Having made…

The Bourne Ultimatum

As Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) goes after the people who “created” him and killed his girlfriend, more CIA operatives are realizing that he may not be the enemy. The third…

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…