Chris Klimek
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Chris Klimek says the fancy effects and swooping camera work of the new Star Trekfilm are fun to watch, but the story's civilization-seeking imperatives might still be better served by TV. -
The Legend Of Tarzantries to reinvent the story as an indictment of colonialism, but it lacks the wit or liveliness of the Tarantino revisionist histories it seems to be trying to emulate. -
A shark traps a medical student just 90 seconds from shore in this mediocre, water-logged thriller. -
At their high-school reunion, Dwayne Johnson's buffoonish super-spy draws his old hero, staid accountant Kevin Hart, into helping him thwart a possible terrorist plot. -
In a new documentary Brian De Palma, director of both blockbusters (The Untouchables) and kinkily voyeuristic films (Dressed to Kill) looks back on a career of cinematic carnage with great candor. -
The latest period installment of the mutant franchise gets the gang back together, but the time machine seems to be running out of juice. -
"The Vibranium standard for superteam flicks" is reviewer Chris Klimek's take on the 13th Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. -
Zack Snyder's follow-up to Man of Steelshows little inventiveness or spirit, and smells suspiciously like a studio's attempt to chase a rival, rather than a project allowed to develop creatively. -
Gerard Butler once again rushes to the aid of the commander in chief in what critic Chris Klimek calls "a slow-release capsule of apocalyptic dread." -
The 17th film from the Coen brothers stars George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Brolin and lots more in a rollicking tale of Old Hollywood.
