Zombie movie 28 Weeks Later offers flesh-eaters and gore with a side of some unsettling sociopolitical commentary. Jeremy Renner and Rose Byrne star.
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Tobey Maguire is in great shape in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 (2007), which, despite its qualities, is hindered by an overabundance of villains and subplots.
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The pornographically violent 2007 Steve Austin actioner The Condemned wants to denounce bloodshed while glorifying it.
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Starring Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson, Nimród Antal’s 2007 Vacancy movie is an unusual horror thriller: The film’s violence tends to be more subdued.
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Marcus Nispel’s remake of the Oscar-nominated drama Pathfinder is unnecessarily gruesome and arrogantly simple-minded. Karl Urban stars.
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The confusing and utterly forgettable thriller Slow Burn is a poor copy of Bryan Singer’s classic The Usual Suspects. Ray Liotta stars.
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Ice Cube stars in Are We Done Yet?, a godawful remake of the 1948 Cary Grant-Myrna Loy hit comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
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The tedious The Hills Have Eyes 2 - with screenplay cowritten by Wes Craven - is a blood-drenched sequel to the 2006 remake of Craven’s slasher ‘classic.’
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New Line Cinema founder Robert Shaye’s ‘family’ fantasy adventure The Last Mimzy works its magic despite way too many plot holes + product placements.
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Directed and written by Chris Rock, who also stars, I Think I Love My Wife is an utter failure as both social commentary and comedy. Kerry Washington costars.
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Slacker Drew Fuller learns a series of repetitive life lessons in the mundane ‘inspirational’ drama The Ultimate Gift. Abigail Breslin costars.
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Walt Becker’s road movie Wild Hogs is both an atrocity and an affront to audiences’ intelligence. But will they care? John Travolta and Tim Allen star.
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Comedian Jim Carrey is badly cast against type in Joel Schumacher ‘s absurd metaphysical thriller The Number 23. Virginia Madsen costars.
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Ryan Phillippe and Chris Cooper deliver first-rate performances in Billy Ray’s mature spy thriller Breach, based on the FBI’s infamous Robert Hanssen case.
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s 2007 action comedy Hot Fuzz is a riotously funny and unusually creative spoof of Hollywood’s buddy movies.
Meet the Robinsons’ eccentric characters are key a reason for the enjoyment of Disney’s (Pixar-influenced) futuristic family adventure comedy.
Zack Snyder’s ultra-violent historical epic movie 300 stars Gerard Butler as King Leonidas of Sparta, the one stand-out in the non-battle sequences.
Rancher Billy Bob Thornton follows his unusual space dream in Michael and Mark Polish’s folksy The Astronaut Farmer. Virginia Madsen costars.