Boogie Nights (1997) Review
Paul Thomas Anderson's foundational ensemble masterpiece. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds.
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1960sThe Great Escape (1963) Review
John Sturges's perfect ensemble war film. Steve McQueen and the legendary cast.
1990sSaving Private Ryan (1998) Review
Steven Spielberg's WWII masterpiece. Omaha Beach opening is the best war scene ever filmed.
1990sHome Alone 2 (1992) Review
Tim Curry at the Plaza, the Pigeon Lady, and the rare sequel that surpasses a very good original. It is the rare sequel that is better than a very good original.
1990sHome Alone (1990) Review
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci fresh off Goodfellas, and Three Stooges traps wrapped around a John Hughes Christmas movie about loneliness. The film holds up better than it has any right to, given that it is essentially Three Stooges slapstick crossed…
1960sThe Dirty Dozen (1967) Review
The Dirty Dozen is the better-known cousin of The Devil's Brigade, released a year earlier in 1967 to massive box office success. This is going to be a different kind of review because the experience was different.
1960sThe Devil’s Brigade (1968) Review
William Holden, Cliff Robertson, and the true story of the joint US-Canadian commando unit that earned a German nickname. The film tells the true story of the First Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian commando unit assembled in 1942 to…
1990sTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Review
James Cameron's most audacious decision in Terminator 2 isn't the liquid metal effects or the freeway chase or the nuclear dream sequence. It's taking his own iconic villain and making him the film's emotional center.
1980sAliens (1986) Review
Aliens earns its 8 by doing the one thing sequel filmmaking almost never manages: it doesn't compete with the original. Ridley Scott's Alien is a horror film about isolation and violation, one creature, confined space, systematic elimination of everything between…
FamilyThe Recipe
Sofia found a recipe card in her grandmother's box labeled "For the pain," written in cramped handwriting with instructions that seemed impossible: add a spoonful of what you lost. What happened when she followed it changed how she understood grief.
FamilyMy Grandfather’s Compass
Nate finds his grandfather's compass in a shoebox of leftover things and discovers it doesn't point north, but toward the people and moments he needs most. When his marriage starts falling apart, the compass points directly at his wife, and…
Artistic ObsessionThe Zero-Gravity Circus
A retired acrobat with two blown knees launches the first circus in space aboard an orbital station — and a disastrous opening night becomes the most-watched live event in human history.