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Ewan McGregor finds humanity in Soviet confinement
2024
A revenge thriller that knows when to pull the trigger
2023
Lightning strikes twice, but the magic feels recycled
2025
A surveillance thriller that knows what it is
A boy, a panda, and the mountains that change everything
Senior sleuths stumble into real trouble and charm their way through it
Spielberg turns the camera on himself with mixed results
2022
Wahlberg stumbles through a concept that deserves better
2021
Liam Neeson leads a slapstick revival that swings for the fences
A live-action fairy tale that mostly works, with reservations
2017
A retro-futuristic family affair that mostly lands
A grumpy shoemaker and a lonely child find each other
A Predator outcast finds an unexpected partner in this sci-fi action film
Time travel done right, American history as the battlefield
2016
Guy Ritchie assembles a treasure hunt that mostly delivers
Frontier ambition undone by cancellation and unresolved tension
A chess prodigy rejects the cost of ambition
1993
Vengeance, honor, and one man's place among legends
2013
A fierce period action film that mostly delivers on its premise
Arnold finds his groove in a spy comedy that actually works
