Reviews — In Reel Deep

'The Lone Ranger'

Panned by critics and ignored by audiences, there's actually stuff to enjoy here.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, WesternsAndrew JohnsonJanuary 1, 2014Armie Hammer, barry pepper, Gore Verbinski, helena bonham carter, james badge dale, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, tom wilkinson, William Fichtner

'Kick-Ass 2'

Even for a sequel there's a lazy half-heartedness to Kick-Ass 2.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonDecember 30, 2013aaron taylor-johnson, chloe grace moretz, christopher mintz-plasse, Clark Duke, Donald Faison, Jeff Wadlow, jim carrey, John Leguizamo, Morris Chestnut

'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

Jennifer Lawrence takes The Hunger Games to a place it almost doesn't deserve to go.

'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

Peter Jackson has finally lost his way in the second part of The Hobbit.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonDecember 20, 2013benedict cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, ian mckellen, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, richard armitage, Stephen Fry

'White House Down'

We've found this year's Dante's Peak.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonNovember 30, 2013channing tatum, James Brooks, jamie foxx, jason clarke, joey king, Maggie Gyllenhaal, roland emmerich

'Ender's Game'

A messy second half spoils this highly anticipated film adaptation of a beloved sci-fi novel.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 24, 2013abigail breslin, aramis knight, asa butterfield, ben kingsley, gavin hood, hailee stanfield, harrison ford, moises arias, orson scott card, viola davis

'Thor: The Dark World'

Marvel's hypnotic spell isn't lifted despite the flaws of the newest Thor installment.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 15, 2013Anthony Hopkins, chris eccleston, chris hemsworth, idris elba, kat dennings, natalie portman, ray stevenson, Rene Russo, stellan skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston, Zachary Levi

'Europa Report'

Gravity might doom it to the dustbin of history, but Europa Report is worth your time.

Action and Adventure, Drama, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 2, 2013Anamaria Marinca, Christian Camargo, dan fogler, Daniel Wu, embeth davidtz, Isiah Whitlock Jr-, Karolina Wydra, michael nyqvist, sebastian cordero, sharlto copley

'Gravity'

'Tis a gift to be simple in director Alfonso Cuaron's first feature film since 2006.

Action and Adventure, Drama, Genres, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonOctober 9, 2013alfonso cuaron, ed harris, george clooney, paul sharma, sandra bullock, steven price

'Oblivion'

The sci-fi inspirations are clear and compelling, but Oblivion could have offered a bit more.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonAugust 29, 2013andrea riseborough, joseph kosinski, melissa leo, morgan freeman, nikolaj coster-waldau, olga kurylenko, tom cruise

'Only God Forgives'

Nicholas Winding Refn's does his thing again, but did he replicate the success of Drive?

Action and Adventure, Foreign, Genres, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonAugust 5, 2013kristin scott thomas, nicholas winding refn, ryan gosling, tom burke, vithaya pansringarm

'Bullet to the Head'

Bullet to the Head earns points for its no-nonsense approach to action.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 31, 2013Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, christian slater, jason momoa, sung kang, sylvester stallone, walter hill

Review: 'The Wolverine'

A day may come when someone makes a Wolverine movie that works. But it is not this day.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 28, 2013hugh jackman, james mangold, the wolverine, x-men

'Olympus Has Fallen'

If you come for truly mindless entertainment, you probably won't be disappointed.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 27, 2013aaron eckhart, angela bassett, antoine fuqua, dylan mcdermott, gerard butler, melissa leo, morgan freeman, rick yune

'World War Z'

Brad Pitt and director Marc Forster present a tough challenge for lovers of Max Brooks' book.

Action and Adventure, Horror, Mystery and Thrillers, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 27, 2013brad pitt, daniella kertesz, david morse, fana mokoena, james badge dale, marc forster, matthew fox, mireille enos

'Redemption'

We haven't seen Jason Statham like this before.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 24, 2013agata buzek, jason statham

Review: 'Pacific Rim'

From the man who brought you Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth, a movie where robots fight aliens. Sounds about right.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 22, 2013charlie day, charlie hunnam, guillermo del toro, idris elba, pacific rim

'Man of Steel'

Superman is as interesting as he's been in a long time, thanks to director Zack Snyder.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 24, 2013amy adams, henry cavill, kevin costner, laurence fishburne, michael shannon, russell crowe, zack snyder

'Jack the Giant Slayer'

Another fairy tale adaptation from Hollywood brings the moviegoing masses another exercise in bloated mediocrity.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 23, 2013bill nighy, brian singer, eleanor tomlinson, ewan mcgregor, ian mcshane, john kassir, nicholas hoult, stanley tucci

'A Good Day to Die Hard'

If you want to have a Good Day, avoid the latest installment in the Die Hard series.

Action and Adventure, GenresAndrew JohnsonJune 17, 2013bruce willis, jai courtney, john moore, mary elizabeth winstead, sebastian koch, sergei kolesnikov