Jeremy Renner makes star bid in ‘Bourne Legacy’ (2012)
‘Bourne’ again (Movie review): Poor Alex Cross (and actor Jeremy Renner). He’s not even in the title. Nonetheless, this is a smart spinoff.
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Jeremy Renner makes star bid in ‘Bourne Legacy’ (2012)
Dogs have their day in ‘Beethoven’ (1992), ‘101 Dalmatians’ (1996)
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie reviews): A lot of Hughes’ later films are for the dogs. That said, you’re not barking up the wrong tree if you expect laughs here.
‘Batman & Bill’ (2017) points Finger at DC Comics
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This documentary is a touching chronicle of the fight to get late Dark Knight co-creator Bill Finger his proper credit.
‘Bourne Ultimatum’ (2007) doesn’t ‘just follow orders’
‘Bourne’ again (Movie review): The third film doesn’t sacrifice thrills even as it asks what agents should do when given morally questionable orders.
‘Bourne Supremacy’ (2004) more intense, jittery
‘Bourne’ again (Movie review): Director Paul Greengrass, the editors and composer John Powell craft a jittery action-suspense sequel.
‘Greenland’ carries weight of (the end of) the world
Movie review: “Greenland” makes disaster flicks cool again. Killer asteroids haven’t been this much fun since the summer of 1998.
‘Bourne Identity’ (2002) launches amnesiac hero
‘Bourne’ again (Movie review): You remember “The Bourne Identity,” don’t you? If not, here’s a refresher on the movie that made Matt Damon an action star.
Hughes’ ‘Career Opportunities’ (1991) slacks off
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): “Career Opportunities” doesn’t live up to its potential. But it does have 1991 Jennifer Connelly in a tank top.
Ring in an awful ‘New Year’s Evil’ (1980)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Some Eighties slashers are bad but fun, and some are just plain bad. Like this one.
3 TV shows and 3 movies to see in 2021
2021 preview: This could be hugely entertaining year for audiences, as we get all those delayed 2020 releases plus some new ones.