X-Men (2000) Review
May 12, 2026
Bryan Singer's foundation of modern superhero cinema. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman's debut.
2000sMay 12, 2026
Bryan Singer's foundation of modern superhero cinema. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman's debut.
2000sMay 12, 2026
Edward Norton, Louis Leterrier, and the most underrated MCU film. Norton's psychologically committed Bruce Banner.
2000sMay 12, 2026
Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, and the cave construction sequence that built a franchise. The casting decision that built Marvel Studios.
2000sMay 12, 2026
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber's underrated Sabretooth, and the Deadpool handling that damaged the property for years. The 8.5 reflects honest evaluation of the film that proved interconnected superhero cinema could function at scale and the entry that established the commercial…
2000sMay 11, 2026
A father in 1969 talks to his son in 1999 through a ham radio during an aurora. The film works on a viewer who comes to it cold.
2000sMay 11, 2026
Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, and the cheerleading film that made its race plot load-bearing. The 8 reflects honest evaluation of one of the best teen films of the 2000s, anchored by Kirsten Dunst at her career peak, Gabrielle Union in…
2000sMay 11, 2026
The pacing is genuinely good. Some critics and marketing materials have positioned it as dark comedy, which is the wrong genre frame.
2000sMay 11, 2026
Reverse-mystery structure, Galifianakis as Alan, Mike Tyson on the air drums, and the taser scene that never stops being funny. The film is funnier on rewatch than it was on first viewing because the audience already knows where it is…
2000sMay 11, 2026
The film is held back from a 9.5 or 10 by the studio's decision to cut the theatrical release to PG-13 and by the inevitable franchise-fatigue cost of being the fourth entry. Olyphant's Thomas Gabriel is the franchise's third great…
2000sMay 10, 2026
Wolfgang Petersen modernized the 1972 disaster classic. Same story, leaner runtime, no religion, upgraded effects.
2000sMay 10, 2026
The cheerleading comedy filmed at the LA Arboretum. is funnier than its critical reception, with chemistry between leads carrying the film.
2000sMay 10, 2026
David Mamet wrote and directed. Heist is the writer-director showcase that closes out 2001's heist cinema trifecta.
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