The Upside of Anger
Improbably, Joan Allen and Kev Costner make a midlife story work.
Runaway Train
Konchalovsky's movie, but Kurosawa is holding the trump cards.
The Family Man
Spoiled businessman forced to consider how things "might" have been. Oh, well.
Apocalypse Now
When the horror is the sum of confused parts... Oh, and a war.
North by Northwest
See Eva flirt; see Jim scowl; see Cary run... and run. Wonderful.
Mississippi Burning
Good cop, bad cop, messy Mississippi: Parker doesn't flinch.
A Beautiful Mind
Hard to see Russell try so hard with so little to work with.
Titanic
On top of the world, under the water, all that's digital quivers.
Vertical Limit
Vertical turns awfully horizontal when only the mountains star.
Braveheart
Anyone else think Mel enjoys himself in a Kilt? It's... liberating.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Tommy Lee Jones is a taciturn taskmaster in his own superb movie.