Reviews — In Reel Deep

'RoboCop'

With pointed, relevant themes, the RoboCop remake manages to be one of the rare few that doesn't feel superfluous.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 30, 2014Abbie Cornish, gary oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, jay baruchel, joel kinnaman, Jose Padilha, Michael K- Williams, Michael Keaton, samuel l- jackson

'Interstellar'

Christopher Nolan's latest has serious flaws, but it also has a heart and a soul that redeems it.

Action and Adventure, Drama, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 11, 2014anne hathaway, Bill Irwin, casey affleck, christopher nolan, David Gyasi, Ellen Burstyn, jessica chastain, john lithgow, matt damon, Matthew McCounaghey, michael caine, Topher Grace, wes bentley

'Godzilla'

Gareth Edwards establishes himself as one to watch, but doesn't quite achieve greatness.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonOctober 30, 2014aaron taylor-johnson, bryan cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Gareth Edwards, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, sally hawkins

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

The stale Spider-Man franchise goes from bad to worse in its latest entry.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonSeptember 11, 2014andrew garfield, dane dehaan, denis leary, emma stone, jamie foxx, Marc Webb, paul giamatti, sally field

Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

When the dust settles, Guardians of the Galaxy may prove to be the most entertaining Marvel movie of all.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoAugust 3, 2014bradley cooper, chris pratt, Dave Bautista, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, vin diesel, zoe saldana

Review: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'

Someone give Andy Serkis all the awards, because his expert motion-capture work turns Dawn of the Planet of the Apes into a gem of a summer blockbuster.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 18, 2014andy serkis, gary oldman, jason clarke, Matt Reeves

'Snowpiercer'

Director Bong Joon-Ho's sci-fi thriller isn't perfect, but is wonderfully original.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonJuly 15, 2014allison pill, Bong Joon-Ho, chris evans, ed harris, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ko Ah-Sung, Olivia Spencer, Song Kan-Ho, Tilda Swinton

Review: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

Bryan Singer goes for the gold in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but it ultimately collapses under the weight of its massive cast of mutants.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJune 8, 2014Days of Future Past, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, michael fassbender, patrick stewart, x-men

'The Monuments Men'

George Clooney's latest directorial effort lacks a clear identity.

Action and Adventure, Military and War, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 3, 2014bill murray, Bob Balaban, cate blanchett, george clooney, Jean Dujardin, john goodman, matt damon

'I, Frankenstein'

A lack of imagination is ultimately what makes this one of the year's worst.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2014aaron eckhart, bill nighy, jai courtney, Miranda Otto, Stuart Beattie, Yvonne Strahovski

'Blue Ruin'

Jeremy Saulnier takes a sardonic hatchet to the revenge fantasy.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 13, 2014Amy Hargreaves, David W- Thompson, Devin Ratray, Jeremy Saulnier, Kevin Kolack, Macon Blair

Review: 'The Raid 2'

Despite a lengthy runtime and a departure from its predecessor's picture-perfect straightforwardness, The Raid 2 still ends up being an action movie that all fans need to see.