Collateral Beauty

Audiences appreciated this Christmas-set drama about grief more than critics. A star-studded cast embody characters who struggle with the loss of a child, letting your family know that you’re about…

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

When the late Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) is ”exposed” as corrupt, Mike and Marcus (Will Smith, Martin Lawrence) set out to prove his innocence. The fourth film in the series…

Bad Boys for Life 

After several murders of prominent men, and an attempted hit on Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), it becomes clear that Miami is under attack. It took 17 years for this third…

Highlights from 94 Years of Oscars

The first Academy Awards were handed out back in 1929. The “show” looked decidedly different then – it was in fact a dinner, the ceremony itself took 15 minutes and…

Suicide Squad 

The most dangerous criminals in the world are gathered to be used as agents for the U.S. government, controlled by nano bombs planted in their neck… but the Joker (Jared…

Independence Day 

An inflated and flag-waving throwback to the grand space movies and disaster flicks of the 1950s and ’70s; the story, where Earth is attacked by aliens and must retaliate, could…

The Karate Kid 

Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move to China; the boy is bullied in school by a kid who doesn't like the newcomer, but Dre turns…

Bad Boys 

The Miami Vice concept survives even without Michael Mann, it would seem. Michael Bay, in his directing debut, makes good use of the sun-drenched Miami scenery and guarantees that action…

Bad Boys II 

In this sequel, the story is even less memorable (something about smuggling ecstasy in corpses), but the action is good enough, especially a wild chase where cars are thrown off…