15 actors who became surprisingly good directors
With the majority of his post-"Armaggedon" leading-man vehicles underperforming or outright flopping at the box-office ("Bounce," "Reindeer Games," "Gigli," "Paycheck"...
With the majority of his post-"Armaggedon" leading-man vehicles underperforming or outright flopping at the box-office ("Bounce," "Reindeer Games," "Gigli," "Paycheck"...
Why someone would want to remake it: A teen comedy about three outsiders/geeks/nerds (pick your prejorative term) who crash parties, attempt to lose their virginity, engage local law enforcement and come to terms with...
You know it's a big deal when funny man Will Ferrell is upset.
When the star went on "Conan" to plug his latest comedy "The Campaign," he was overwhelmed with grief from hearing about the ...
Released: 1992
What makes it great: One of the most common complaints about the Christopher Nolan Batman films is that there's not a lot of Batman in them. Of the two modern film franchises involving the characte...
Are you among the millions of viewers left with more questions than answers (at least satisfying ones) after walking out of Ridley Scott's sorta-"Alien "prequel "Prometheus" last month?
Maybe 15...
Key players: Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Tom Perrotta, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell
Why it's great: Satires rarely come any sharper than this. A student body election leads ...
Pixar was on a hot streak. What started as a promising novelty with "Toy Story" had grown into the hottest name in animation -- even overshadowing parent company Disney -- with a run of acclaimed hits "...
Richard Linklater spins Jack Black's manic energy into pure gold in this lighthearted comedy, which tells the story of a cash-strapped heavy metal guitarist who poses as an elementary school substitute in order to pay...
This lengthy Billy Wilder yarn about Charles Lindbergh and his famed cross-Atlantic flight has always stuck in my head mainly for the film’s second act. In particular, James Stewart’s one-man show from t...
Date of release: June 20, 2003
Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
Metacritic: 54/100
Why: Viciously disliked by most comic book fans because of a disappointing last 10 minutes or so, Ang Lee's stab at the Marvel Comics icon...