Hannibal
After several popular movie adaptations, author Thomas Harris’s iconic serial killer Hannibal Lecter got his own TV series – and showrunner Bryan Fuller created a distinct style. Initially, the story…
Mystic River: Gone Girl
Sean Penn. Photo: Warner After the phenomenal Unforgiven (1992), the movie that won Clint Eastwood an Oscar as director, the aging director went on making a slew of films in…
Man of Steel
I guess everyone who complained about Superman Returns (2006) can shut up now, because this is what the nerd rage led to – a reboot of the franchise in the…
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…
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
As Reed and Susan (Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba) prepare to get married, Earth is visited by a human-like creature with a silver demeanor; wherever he goes, destruction is near. A…
The Matrix: Rage Against the Machines
Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves. Photo: Warner When Larry and Andy Wachowski were working as screenwriters on a film called Assassins (1995), they showed producer Joel Silver another script. He…
Assault on Precinct 13
On a snowy New Year’s Eve, a precinct about to close down is forced to house a handful of prisoners; soon, they and the cops find themselves under siege. This…
Mission: Impossible III
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is getting tired of the game and wants out; he’s found a lovely woman (Michelle Monaghan) to marry but is talked into joining a rescue mission…
The Matrix Revolutions
The concluding chapter of the Matrix trilogy makes you realize that the whole concept of the Matrix has now become so convoluted that there’s basically nothing left here to engage…
The Matrix Reloaded
As Neo’s (Keanu Reeves) powers are growing stronger, the humans must find the Keymaker who could lead them to the machines’ mainframe. There are moments in this costly sequel to…