2024-09-19
A Russian gangster hires a mysterious, high-tech assassin (Bruce Willis) to kill a high-profile American citizen. Formulaic. Loosely based on the far superior 1973 film "The Day of the Jackal." Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier. Michael Caton-Jones directed.
A group of unemployed parapsychologists go into business as professional ghost neutralizers. But when New York City comes under attack from a host of supernatural demons, the self-proclaimed Ghostbusters must step up and save the world from the sinister 'Zuul.'.
A river of slime is feeding on the "negative energy" of New York City and a tyrant in a 16th-century portrait wants to take over the body of a little child, the son of an art restorer working on the picture. It's a job for the paranormal Ghostbusters, who must reunite to contain the despot in this sequel to the crowd-pleasing 1984 comedy.
An aspiring knight befriends a dragon, and together they attempt to defeat an evil sorcerer.
An American travel writer and a group of tourists in the Australian outback are terrorized by an enormous killer crocodile. Radha Mitchell ("Silent Hill") and Michael Vartan ("Alias") star in this scary and suspenseful creature feature. Sam Worthington, Caroline Brazier, Stephen Curry. Written and directed by Greg McLean.
A normally luckless man becomes the target of scheming cons, conniving hookers and ruthless loan sharks after an uncanny winning streak at a Las Vegas casino. Rebecca De Mornay, Billy Bob Thornton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Delroy Lindo, Michael Madsen, Frank Whaley.
Robert Rodriguez teams with Frank Miller to direct this scorching follow-up to "Sin City" that finds the character of Dwight getting wrapped up in the thralls of femme fatale Ava, and a mysterious gambler named Johnny on a mission to defeat a sworn foe in a high-stakes game of life and death.
Youngblood Priest is an Atlanta drug kingpin whose throne is threatened by a ruthless new crew with Mexican cartel connections. To protect his friends, family and mentor, Priest decides to get out of the game, but only after making one last big deal.
Edward Burns, who wrote, directed and starred in "The Brothers McMullen," does the same for this wildly engaging character study. Burns plays a soon-to-be-married man who weighs the "I do's" and "I don'ts" of his upcoming wedding with his closest compadres during a long boys' weekend in Long Island. The film is an insightful and revealing portrait of friendship and loyalty. Jay Mohr, Matthew Lilla
Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino bring their "A" games in this winning profile of a pair of high-profile, high-stakes sports handicappers. The former is an ex-college quarterback with a knack for covering the lines and the latter plays his wily mentor. The film, based on a true story, is directed by D.J. Caruso, and features an outstanding costarring turn by Rene Russo as Pacino's troubled wife.
An American travel writer and a group of tourists in the Australian outback are terrorized by an enormous killer crocodile. Radha Mitchell ("Silent Hill") and Michael Vartan ("Alias") star in this scary and suspenseful creature feature. Sam Worthington, Caroline Brazier, Stephen Curry. Written and directed by Greg McLean.
The thrills never stop when an ex-CIA agent is targeted by his former protégé while racing to protect a witness. As the bullets start to fly, he must live long enough to protect his charge, and root out the mole who has put his entire mission in jeopardy.
Edward Burns, who wrote, directed and starred in "The Brothers McMullen," does the same for this wildly engaging character study. Burns plays a soon-to-be-married man who weighs the "I do's" and "I don'ts" of his upcoming wedding with his closest compadres during a long boys' weekend in Long Island. The film is an insightful and revealing portrait of friendship and loyalty. Jay Mohr, Matthew Lilla
Keira Knightley's enchanting portrayal of opinionated and spirited Elizabeth Bennet sparks this sterling adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel of love, marriage and class distinction in 18th-century England. Matthew Macfadyen costars as haughty aristocrat Mr. Darcy. Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar for Best Screenplay Adaptation for her reworking of Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," did an uncr