Kursk
When a Russian nuclear sub sinks in Barents Sea in 2000, a rescue mission begins… but will the Russians allow help from the British Royal Navy? Based on a book…
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Perhaps a certain fatigue was setting in at the time of the premiere, only a few years after another Jesus epic, King of Kings (1961). This one was targeted by…
Dune
Sometime in the future, somewhere in the universe, the Emperor is planning to have a young man (Kyle MacLachlan), who could pose a threat, killed. David Lynch’s greatest failure has…
Ghostbusters II
Five years after the events in the first film, the Ghostbusters have been forced out of business… but a new supernatural threat against New York City catches their attention. The…
Virgin Spring: Faith and Fury
Birgitta Pettersson and Tor Isedal. Photo: SF Perhaps the most controversial of Ingmar Bergman’s films, The Virgin Spring was banned in Fort Worth, Texas because of its infamous rape scene,…
The Force Awakens: Saving Another Franchise
Adam Driver, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. Photo: Lucasfilm There are some people out there who call themselves fans of Star Wars but still pretend like the trilogy of prequels…
Miss Julie: A Midsummer Nightmare
Anita Björk and Ulf Palme. Photo: Sandrews In 1888, when August Strindberg offered a Stockholm publisher his new play "Miss Julie", he added a warning: "I ask you not to…
Seventh Seal: Silence is Divine
Bengt Ekerot. Photo: SF Cineastes everywhere may be in love with Ingmar Bergman's films; he's won all kinds of international awards, including the Golden Palm of Palms at Cannes and…
The Tudors
After writing two movies about Elizabeth I, Michael Hirst turned his attention to another Tudor, the Queen's father, the guy who was married six times and had two of his…
Shutter Island
In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) arrive at Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients from the island's…