** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of action and violence, some sensuality, and brief rude dialogue) Released: July 1, 2016 Runtime: 109 minutes Director: David Yates Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou Making a Tarzan movie was apparently a passion project for David Yates, the director of the [...]
One Month. 35 Movies. 30 Days (plus). Now updated with a 36th. 1 Incomparable Filmmaker. I've written about each and every feature film (plus one short) that Steven Spielberg has ever made. And now I rank them. To the extent that any list like this can have a logic to it, here's mine. I factor [...]
In January of 2009, multiple birds struck and disabled the engines of an Airbus flight, causing an emergency landing on the Hudson River. Dubbed "The Miracle On The Hudson", the real life heroes were pilot Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and co-pilot First Officer Jeffrey Skiles. Those events and their aftermath are dramatized in Sully, the [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for action/peril, some scary moments, and brief rude humor) Released: July 1, 2016 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader, Adam Godley Available to stream on Netflix or rent through Amazon Video. Somewhere, Uncle Walt is smiling. [...]
With hopes of stirring up a tremendous rumpledumpus, Disney has released a couple of clips from The BFG, the upcoming children's fantasy. These scenes, totaling less than two minutes, offer a sneak peak into the early phases of the budding relationship between the title giant and Sophie, an orphan girl who becomes his friend. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison, The BFG - based [...]
Bridge Of Spies (2015) Rated PG-13 (for some violence and brief strong language) Released: October 16, 2015 Runtime: 141 minutes Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Dakin Matthews, Eve Hewson Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 32 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” “Minor” Spielberg though it may be, Bridge [...]
Step aside, Beastie Boys. You've just been sabotaged by Rihanna. The third and final trailer for the upcoming Star Trek Beyond features a new single by the R&B queen. Called "Sledgehammer", what initially seems like nothing more than a crass marketing tool (well, okay, it's still a crass marketing tool) actually becomes emotionally effective, even powerful, in the trailer's [...]
Lincoln (2012) Rated PG-13 (for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language) Released: November 16, 2012 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Tim Blake Nelson, Jared Harris, Lee [...]
War Horse (2011) Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of war violence, and some language) Released: December 25, 2011 Runtime: 146 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Celine Buckens, Niels Arestrup Available to stream on Netflix or rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 30 of “30-Plus Days [...]
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Rated PG (for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking) Released: December 21, 2011 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Toby Jones, Joe Starr Available to stream on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, or rent on iTunes and most VOD platforms. Day [...]