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Make no mistake: I started watching The Earth Dies Screaming for its title alone. The film’s openin…

Frank Capra’s best known for classics like It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and…

Several animals, including a cat, a dog, and a capybara, find themselves adrift on a boat, and they…

Liquid Sky has been on my “to watch” list ever since I saw it mentioned on the old cultheroes.com (…

I really enjoyed this film’s aesthetic, which seeks to capture the look and feel of ’70s cinema, fr…

If you’ve been reading Opus for any length of time, then you know I’m a sucker for ’80s ninja movie…

I can honestly say that the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie, from 2020, was better than I expected. …

This most recent viewing of Highlander highlights the problem with watching cult classics. On the o…

A spiritual sequel to the ’50s-era TV western series starring Steve McQueen, Wanted: Dead or Alive …

Practical effects made for some of 2024’s most memorable movie moments.

It pains me to say this, but I was a bit underwhelmed by Vengeance Most Fowl. It is, of course, as …

Maybe 2025 will see the death of AI filmmaking…

Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman match wits in this perfectly serviceable and enjoyable thriller fro…

I read and enjoyed Andy Weir’s The Martian several years ago. I described it as a novel that makes …

My 14yo and his friend wanted to watch a silly movie. After considering various comedies and “B” mo…

Commando has everything you could possibly want from a mid-’80s Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick.…

Adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need Is Kill — which, let’s face it, is an awesome title …

By all appearances, Truman Burbank’s life in idyllic Seahaven Island is as perfect as it gets. But …

After two undercover narcotics officers are killed by an unknown assailant, the police enlist karat…

Along with Rumble in the Bronx and Supercop, Mr. Nice Guy was one of the first Jackie Chan movies I…