‘The Strangers’ movie review: a genuinely unsettling home invasion horror movie
The Strangers plays mostly like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games without the art-film subtext
November 19, 2008
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The Strangers plays mostly like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games without the art-film subtext
Quantum of Solace lacks the elegance and grace that earmarked Casino Royale and makes James Bond what he is
Nights in Rodanthe breaks no new ground but should please lonely hearts and fans of the star duo
The Forbidden Kingdom is notable for one reason: it’s the long-awaited team-up of Hong Kong superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan
Isabel Coixet’s Elegy is a leisurely paced but heartfelt exploration of its characters
2 Days in Paris (not to be confused in any way with 1 Night in Paris) is a thoroughly enjoyable Paris excursion
Brendan Fraser travels to the center of the Earth in search of his lost brother in Journey to the Center of the Earth
Adam Sandler stars as an Israeli commando-turned-NYC hair stylist in director Dennis Dugan’s You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Funny Games U.S. is a scene-for-scene, shot-for-shot, word-for-word remake that is essentially the exact same film with new actors and English-language dialogue
Six years after the popular TV series left the air and ten since their last outing in cinemas, Mulder and Scully are back in The X-Files: I Want to Believe
There’s a lot of good, and surprisingly, a lot of heart in Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind
Marvel Studios has ‘rebooted’ the franchise with Louis Leterrier at the helm of The Incredible Hulk
A lazy Panda voiced by Jack Black must become a kung fu master in Kung Fu Panda
Two-thirds of a solid superhero satire are sabotaged by a disastrously misconceived final act in Peter Berg’s Hancock
Wanted is is perfect action fare for undemanding crowds but as soulless as the cinema of Michael Bay
Prince Caspian is an immensely superior sequel that feels, tonally, like an altogether different film
Shyamalan’s The Happening is a compelling and challenging film that will likely polarize audiences
Penelope won’t win over any cynics but becomes an agreeably old-fashioned fantasy with modern-day sensibilities
This violent, blood-soaked crime drama comes on the heels of the Hostel and Saw movies
Breath doesn’t reach the highs of some of the director’s previous films but it plays right into the hands of his fanbase.
Neil Marshall’s Doomsday is a a cheesy, gruesome, loving rehash of an early ‘80’s post-apocalyptic B-movie
Horton Hears a Who! is a charming, even delightful Seuss adaptation that works because it sticks to the heart of its source material
Rob Reiner’s The Bucket List falls somewhere between a schmaltzy yet sometimes effective comedy-drama
Rod Lurie’s Resurrecting the Champ is only marred by some by-the-numbers storytelling