The original ‘The Matrix’ has become such a touchstone of American pop culture—referenced, copied, parodied, and parroted)—that it’s hard to remember just how new and different and distinctive it was when it debuted in 1999.
P.J. Hogan’s 2003 film of the classic J.M. Barrie fantasy is sprinkled with fairy dust and revels in the child-like delight of make-believe and fantastic adventure.
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sophie Okonedo star in Stephen Frears’ social portrait of London’s sub-strata of immigrants, illegal aliens, and asylum seekers, with a twist of black market caper.
William H. Macy is the sad sack con man whose sour luck is weaponized by a scheming casino boss (Alec Baldwin) in this tale of losers, gamblers, and gangsters.
Actor and future Oscar winner Tom McCarthy launched his directorial career and gave Peter Dinklage his first starring role in this modest movie of friendship and starting over.
The stocky Thai stuntman turned action hero has an impressive physique, a steel snap to his delivery, and a gymnastic prowess to his style, and it’s all on display in this endearingly naïve martial arts adventure.
