Steve Geise

Japanese anime creators play in the DC sandbox.

Diane Kruger puts in a powerful performance in this Golden Globe winner.

Spielberg surrounds himself with an incredible cast and crew for an average story.

There’s a tomb and some raiding, but weak direction and scripting doom this one to an early grave.

French director Louis Malle launched his award-winning career with this spellbinding crime thriller.

Veteran director Takashi Miike reaches the unimaginable milestone of his 100th film with this spellbinding supernatural samurai tale.

While it’s an above average DCU animated film, it’s best for viewers with no knowledge of its superior comic book source.

Veteran anime writer/director Kenji Kamiyama successfully launches a delightful new property.

Criterion’s new edition of the classic ’80s film is packed with hours of fascinating bonus features.

The veteran animated series makes a successful jump to a feature film.

Morrissey biopic explores his formative years to no great effect.

Contains only one Silly Symphonies adaptation, but plenty of other Disney magic.

Korean import mixes hyperkinetic action scenes with insufferable melodrama and confusing flashbacks.

Documentary chronicles the rise and fall of Commodore Business Machines.

It’s great to see so much effort put into delivering a robust and informative package.

The film excels at creepy atmosphere, but the included source novel is the more entertaining story.

Don’t let the period costumes scare you away; this film is a spellbinding thriller that transcends its setting.

Director Kinji Fukasaku and star Junta Sugawara team up again for more impressive results.

Bruce Timm disrespects his Harley Quinn creation in this sophomoric travesty.

Matthau plays a disgruntled spy out for comedic payback against his boss.

The creative trio do their best to elevate uninspired plots contributed by Marvel’s bullpen.

Writer Jordan Peele makes a winning theatrical debut as director.

IDW Publishing’s latest Donald Duck comic strip collections drive home the U.S. domestic impact of World War II while also serving up laughs aplenty.

Final collection of Silver Age Batman daily comic strips finds our hero in decline due to diminishing publication and artistic changes.

Documentary about the Roland TR-808 drum machine explores its indelible contributions to modern music.

Chanbara film series is aided by the screenwriting of the manga series creator, Kazuo Koike.

The tale as old as time gets some brand new bonus features for its 25th anniversary release.

Stan Lee contributes his most original stories to date, aided by great incoming artist Fred Kida.

Jon Favreau’s live action/CG remake hits the mark.

Disney’s latest animated adventure focuses on an odd couple of buddies tasked with setting aside their differences for the greater good.

Japanese film explores the travails of a poor farming family without the use of dialogue.

Weak plotting in the first half undermines a terrific final act.

Marvel legend John Romita’s four-year run on on Spidey’s daily comic strip adventures draws to a close.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up again for a rollicking coming-of-middle-age comedy.

Craig and Mendes re-team for an effort that falls short of Skyfall’s heights, but not by much.

In Steven Spielberg’s latest history lesson, our professor/director tackles the Cold War.

This 1949 Italian film marries social commentary about the lower class with rewarding drama and romance.

Second film in the Maze Runner cycle fails to build upon the strengths of its predecessor.

Takashi Murakami’s first film is fun for the whole family but sorely lacking his usual artistic iconoclasm.

Schumer gets some laughs, but Apatow seems determined to be a drama director.

Italian stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni play against type in this beguiling drama.

The third full-length movie starring alternate universe human versions of My Little Pony characters.

The series marks the triumphant return of the nighttime soap opera to network TV.

Steinfeld shines, Banks makes a fine director, but the returning characters tread water due to Kay Cannon’s subpar script.

Box set compiles five groovy ’70s Japanese films.

BBC America’s ambitious sci-fi show returns its focus to Maslany’s multiple characters.

The second entry in The Divergent Series benefits from fancy special effects but not much else.

This collection provides ideal format for cohesively enjoying the long-form stories.

Nicholson breaks out in this early headlining role.