It’s Christian Bale’s Batman vs. Tom Hardy’s Bane in the culmination of Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of high-minded comic book superhero action spectacles
Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman mythos for the big screen in 2005, bringing the often lighthearted hero back to the shadows, both figuratively and literally.
Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as rival magicians whose competition is driven to obsessive extremes and madness in this thriller set in 1890s London.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this caper film that heists dreams instead of treasure. It is surely the most cerebral action thriller to become a blockbuster.
Steve Martin is the sloppy, brash American con man who tramples through the carefully guarded French Riviera territory of elegant charlatan Michael Caine in this hilarious comedy from director Frank Oz.
Clive Owen is a reluctant hero in a bleak future who is roused by what may be a miracle in Alfonso Cuaron’s magnificently crafted science fiction thriller.
The third film in the spy spoof series drops the groovy sixties secret agent into the disco playground of 1975 and introduces Michael Caine as his randy playboy spy dad.
Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco pay stage magicians who combine con games, high-concept heists, and an elaborate revenge plot in this silly but colorful and entertaining crime fantasy.