Oppenheimer: Destroyer of Worlds

Cillian Murphy. Photo: Universal There’s a sex scene in this film that generated negative buzz, where Oppenheimer’s girlfriend tells him to read a Sanskrit passage aloud while she’s riding him.…

Mank: Writing Kane

Gary Oldman. Photo: Netflix David Fincher’s father Jack used to be a journalist. And then he became a screenwriter. His first stab at a story about the legendary Hollywood screenwriter…

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

In 2026, when most of the human population has been wiped out by a virus, Caesar is leading a tribe of apes in the Muir Woods; one day, they run…

RoboCop 

In 2028, a corporation that specializes in robot technology finds the perfect candidate for their new part-man/part-machine product in a cop (Joel Kinnaman) who was almost killed by a bomb.…

Dark Knight Rises: The Bat vs. Bane

Christian Bale. Photo: Warner On the night of this film's intensely anticipated premiere, a 24-year-old man attacked a midnight screening in Aurora, Colorado and murdered 12 people. The horrendous act…

The Dark Knight: Say It With a Smile

Heath Ledger. Photo: Warner "Why so serioussss?", hisses the Joker as he flashes his retarded grin. This is after committing several murders, throwing Gotham City into disarray and before trying…

JFK: Watch Responsibly

Photo: Warner Some time after the premiere of Oliver Stone’s JFK, Roger Ebert ran into Walter Cronkite and received a “tongue-lashing” for having praised the film. In Cronkite’s view, it was full…

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

As the new leadership of Hogwarts turns increasingly fascist, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is angry to learn that few people are willing to believe that he did meet Voldemort. Many…

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…