The continuation of one of popular cinema’s enduring franchises is also one of Steven Spielberg’s rare misfires.
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The (2008)
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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
A woman at wits’ end desperate for a job—and her hungry dog—are the subject of Reichardt’s depressing slice of working-class Americana, starring Michelle Williams in top form.
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War of the Worlds (2005)
Savages (2012)
Oliver Stone is back in business in this brutal crime drama about drug cartels that is also flashy and entertaining.
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Not as incisive and critical as the first film, Stone’s sequel, set in the context of the global financial crisis, is still decent enough to warrant a casual viewing.
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Dracula (1992)
When it is not weird and dark, its gaudiness might annoy, but there is a method to the madness as Coppola pulls every trick in the cinematographic and editing handbook to deliver a studio movie that no one would probably dare try to make in this vein again.
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Old Joy (2006)
It’s so simple—two men go on an impromptu camping trip—yet Reichardt’s cinema of healing is deeply insightful about the ephemeral nature of life and friendship.
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Minority Report (2002)
This underrated Philip K. Dick adaptation is an absolute sci-fi gem by Spielberg and a legitimate contender for the most entertaining, cerebral sci-fi thriller of the 2000s decade.
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Ali (2001)
Generally solid if slightly overlong Muhammad Ali biopic with an underrated performance from Will Smith—it doesn’t push the envelope for the boxing genre, but Mann delivers the fundamentals right.
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Spielberg’s warm touch of sentimentality is obvious if reassuring in this sci-fi project that Kubrick was working on before his untimely passing.
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