![]() It’s unfortunate, then, that the film never quite got the praise and attention it so justly deserved when it was first released in theaters. The Bourne LegacyĬast: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena HeadeyĢ012’s Dredd is not just one of the best non-Marvel or DC superhero movies of the 2010s, but one of the best movies based on a comic book, period. From Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s gravity-defying fight scene in a rotating hallway (with shades of Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding) and elaborate chase sequences to a Bond-esque firefight in an extravagant Japanese palace, Inception is a terrific, mind-twisting action thriller. That’s easier said than done, as Cobb and company must contend with a cadre of deadly adversaries, including an invasive subconscious projection of Cobb’s wife, Mal (Marion Cotillard), as they navigate the multiple layers of an intricately detailed dreamscape. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb, a skilled thief who excels in an elaborate form of psychological corporate espionage known as extraction, the film follows Cobb and his team as they embark on their most perilous mission yet: surreptitiously incepting (i.e., implanting) an idea into the mind of the heir of a multinational conglomerate. InceptionĬast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot PageĬhristopher Nolan’s unique take on the heist film genre isn’t just a savvy deconstruction of movies as a collaborative act of “dream making,” but a satisfying action movie spectacle. How to Train Your Dragon is streaming on Netflix. ![]() Of course, Toothless is still the best boy of them all. ![]() DreamWorks could have made these creatures look the same as every other dragon out there, but they’re all so distinct and fun to see in action. The soundtrack is phenomenal, the story a perfect blend of funny and heartwarming, and the character designs are amazing - especially the dragons. It’s a story of outcasts finding each other and proving generational prejudices wrong against all odds. Misfit Hiccup finds a wounded dragon and, instead of killing it, begins to train the spunky creature and bonds deeply with it. The epic fantasy series follows a group of Vikings, who, in the first movie, are locked in constant battle with dragons. The entire How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is rock solid from front to back, but there is something particularly special about the first one. How to Train Your DragonĬast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse He builds a memorable, squabbling chorus of post-9/11 New York humanity around the edges of the film, while the plot cuts right into Wall Street’s rotten heart. And Lee doesn’t surrender his playful, needling edge just because he’s on popcorn duty. ![]() The cast is ludicrously overqualified: Willem Dafoe, Christopher Plummer, and Chiwetel Ejiofor all appear in smaller roles. Taking hostages, he locks wits with police detective Denzel Washington and high-flying fixer Jodie Foster, and the reversals, twists, and fake-outs topple happily from there. It’s a slick, sinuous, puzzle-box thriller in which Clive Owen engineers a bank robbery that is never quite what it seems. Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie FosterĪ rare work-for-hire gig for director Spike Lee, 2006’s Inside Man is one of those have-cake-and-eat-it pleasures. ![]()
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