By Chris E. Hayner on Mar 02, 2018 03:55 am
30. 1941
This World War II spoof, Steven Spielberg's first attempt at comedy, fell flat. Even the combined talents of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi couldn't make this one a hit. Metacritic score: 34 Image: Universal
29. Twilight Zone: The Movie
Spielberg's piece of this movie, a short called Kick the Can, tells the story of a group of senior citizens magically getting their youth back. It's not as well remembered as the Nightmare at 20,000 Feet segment, but it's one of the movie's better tales. Metacritic score: 44 Image: Warner Bros.
28. Hook
Spielberg's take on Peter Pan, starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, isn't his best film. It's filled with a sense of imagination, though, as a now-adult Pan returns to Neverland to rescue his children. Fun fact: George Lucas and Carrie Fisher have uncredited cameos as a couple seen kissing on a bridge. Metacritic score: 52 Image: TriStar Pictures
27. The Terminal
The Terminal is a strange romantic comedy about a man stranded without a home after his country breaks out in a civil war. This leads him to make a new home in the airport. Honestly, without Hanks and his co-star, Catherine Zeta-Jones, this movie likely wouldn't work at all. Metacritic score: 55 Image: DreamWorks
26. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The jokes in this film are silly, Indy takes on a little kid as a sidekick, and the villain sacrifices humans by ripping their hearts out. It's certainly a departure from Raiders of the Lost Ark. But that doesn't make it a bad film -- just different. Metacritic score: 57 Image: Paramount
25. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
This sequel doesn't hold a candle to the original film. With most of Jurassic Park's original cast not returning, Jeff Goldblum's Ian Malcolm leads a new team through yet another dinosaur-filled island. And, of course, things go catastrophically wrong. Metacritic score: 59 Image: Universal
24. Empire of the Sun
One of Spielberg's many looks at World War II follows the life of a privileged young man sent to a prisoner of war camp in Japan. While some critics appreciated the film, it has a slow pace and a lack of heart compared to the novel it adapted. Metacritic score: 62 Image: Warner Bros.
23. Amistad
Spielberg's historical drama, about a group of slaves that overthrows their captors' ship, gets off to a promising start. But many critics believe what followed was a simple courtroom drama that never managed to match the opening minutes. Metacritic score: 63 Image: DreamWorks
19. The Sugarland Express (tie)
Spielberg's first theatrical feature shows promise. However, this story of a husband and wife on the run ends up spending too much time focusing on the action rather than the characters. Metacritic score: 65 Image: Universal
19. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (tie)
Here, Indy teams with his father for what should be an exciting adventure. Unfortunately, many critics thought that the series had become formulaic. If only they knew what was to come with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Metacritic score: 65 Image: Paramount
19. Artificial Intelligence: AI (tie)
AI happened only because Stanley Kubrick handed it to Spielberg. Even the best reviews cited the movie as deeply flawed, though many believe there to be brilliance found in it. Metacritic score: 65 Image: Warner Bros.
19. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (tie)
What was meant to be Indy's grand return to form was, instead, an opportunity for audiences to mock Shia LaBeouf. It wasn't a hit. Few critics think the movie is worthy of the franchise. Metacritic score: 65 Image: Paramount
18. The BFG
While this movie might be filled with fart jokes, it's mostly just good, clean fun. Unfortunately, it didn't meet box office expectations. Metacritic score: 66 Image: Paramount
16. The Adventures of Tintin (tie)
The Adventures of Tintin, based on a comic book, is Spielberg's only fully-animated movie. While it may not be as well-remembered as the likes of Indiana Jones, E.T., and Jaws, it feels like a return to the fun-loving Spielberg of the '80s. Metacritic score: 68 Image: Paramount
16. Jurassic Park (tie)
The first film in this franchise is still one of the best summer movies of all time. Some believe the movie to be all flash with little substance. That doesn't make Jurassic Park any less entertaining, though. Metacritic score: 68 Image: Universal
15. War Horse
One of Spielberg's most intriguing characters isn't human, but a horse whose life is followed through multiple owners during World War I. As with some of Spielberg's more dramatic work, though, some critics believed he was unable to bring the right weight to the material. Metacritic score: 72 Image: DreamWorks
14. War of the Worlds
Spielberg's second collaboration with Tom Cruise is exactly what an audience should expect in an alien invasion film. It's equal parts exciting and terrifying, while looking beautiful and epic in scale. Metacritic score: 73 Image: Paramount
13. Munich
This drama follows a group of assassins hunting those that murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. While the movie received acclaim for its treatment of the true story it's based on, some critics believed it to be too long and slow. Metacritic score: 74 Image: Universal
12. Catch Me If You Can
In this film, an FBI agent (Tom Hanks) plays a game of cat and mouse with a con man (Leonardo DiCaprio). It's a lot of fun. As Peter Travers explained in Rolling Stone, though, its one fault is that it's just too long. Metacritic score: 75 Image: DreamWorks
11. The Color Purple
The fact that this film stars Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in their film debuts should be enough to land it high on the list. However, it's the story of a young black woman in the first half of the 20th century--and the hardships she faces--that make The Color Purple a classic. Metacritic score: 78 Image: Warner Bros.
10. Minority Report
This neo-noir drama, set in 2054, imagines a dystopian world where the police can predict crimes before they happen. It's a haunting story, led by Tom Cruise in his first collaboration with the director. Metacritic score: 80 Image: 20th Century Fox
9. Bridge of Spies
Spielberg's look at the Cold War won Mark Rylance an Oscar and teamed the director, once more, with Tom Hanks. Together, the trio and Amy Ryan crafted a surprising story pulled right out of history: A lawyer brokers a prisoner exchange between the United States and Soviet Russia. Metacritic score: 81 Image: Disney
8. The Post
Spielberg is at his best when recreating interesting moments from history. Led by Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, The Post does just that, spotlighting the Washington Post and its attempts to publish the Pentagon Papers in the Watergate Era. Metacritic score: 83 Image: 20th Century Fox
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Not only is the first Indiana Jones adventure the best, it's also one of the greatest action films of all time. It introduced the world to a new hero--an archeology professor names Henry Walton Jones Jr. Metacritic score: 85 Image: Paramount
6. Lincoln
This biopic about the 16th President of the United States focused on the final four months of Abraham Lincoln's life as he abolishes slavery. The team of Spielberg as director and Daniel Day-Lewis as Oscar-winning star creates a truly memorable story. Metacritic: 86 Image: 20th Century Fox
5. Jaws
Jaws essentially created the summer blockbuster. The simple story of three men hunting a shark takes on a much larger feel once they take to the sea and do battle with the seemingly unkillable beast. The only thing wrong with Jaws is the three Spielberg-free sequels that followed. Metacritic score: 87 Image: Universal
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (tie)
It's hard to follow an iconic movie like Jaws. But Spielberg did it only two years later with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a science fiction film that stands the test of time. Metacritic score: 90 Image: Columbia Pictures
3. Saving Private Ryan (tie)
Whether it's the stellar cast led by Tom Hanks, the harrowing action sequences, or how beautifully shot this war epic is, there's no denying the impact of Saving Private Ryan. No wonder it won Spielberg his second directing Oscar. Metacritic score: 90 Image: DreamWorks
2. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Watching E.T. for the first time is a defining childhood moment. The tale of a young boy and his new best friend, an alien, is a perfect '80s adventure that showcases the wonder and excitement of Spielberg. Metacritic score: 91 Image: Universal
1. Schindler's List
Spielberg's Oscar-winning look at the Holocaust and how one man was able to save countless people in Poland is his highest-regarded film of all time. It's such a departure from the whimsical worlds Spielberg often creates, standing out as a true work of art. Metacritic score: 93 Image: Universal
By Michael Rougeau on Mar 02, 2018 01:30 am
Jessica and Luke forever
It's been over two years since Jessica Jones Season 1 premiered on Netflix, and with Season 2 right around the corner, it's time for a refresher. The first season of Jessica Jones was one of Netflix's stronger outings with Marvel, especially considering how disappointing much of what came after was. Jessica Jones Season 2 might get off to a slow start, but it builds momentum from there. And in its early episodes, it spends a lot of time looking back toward its past. That means you'll have to remember a lot from Season 1. Check out the following slides to find out exactly what, and check out Jessica Jones Season 2 on Netflix March 8.
14. Jessica's parents died in a car crash.
You probably didn't forget this if you were a fan of Season 1, but Jessica's parents (and younger brother) died in a car crash when she was a kid. She was also in the car, and was the only survivor.
13. Jessica doesn't know how she got her powers.
Jessica is aware that she was experimented on illegally following the crash that killed her parents, but most of the details of exactly how she got her super strength remain a mystery.
12. Jessica and Trish grew up together.
Jessica's biological family may have died in a car accident, but she does have an adoptive family in Trish. Trish and Jessica were classmates until the Jones family died, when Trish's mother adopted Jessica as essentially a publicity stunt. They've been close "sisters" ever since.
11. Trish does not have a good relationship with her mother.
Trish's mother is a toxic presence in her life (when they're on speaking terms). From early in her childhood, Dorothy pressured Trish and pushed her into bad situations, causing a lot of problems for Trish that lasted into her adulthood.
10. Trish was a troubled child star named Patsy.
Trish hasn't always been Trish--her birth name is Patricia, and she went by "Patsy" during her career as a child star. Her modeling, acting, and singing career ended in adulthood, when she overcame her drug problem. She now hosts a radio show called Trish Talk.
9. Will Simpson went nuts.
In Jessica Jones Season 1, Trish dated Will Simpson, a former police officer who goes berserk trying to take out Kilgrave. He winds up taking experimental combat drugs that turn him into a rage monster who can't control himself, and Jessica and Trish have to take him down. In the comics, his code name is Nuke.
8. IGH
IGH was a minor plot point in Season 1 that's about to become much more important. Simpson gets his crazy pills from the mysterious shadow company, which may or may not also be responsible for Jessica's powers.
7. Kilgrave
Kilgrave was the main bad guy in Jessica Jones Season 1. He used his power--the ability to force people to do whatever he says--mostly to coerce women into having long, unwilling relationships with him. That includes Jessica, who eventually got her revenge by snapping Kilgrave's neck. That doesn't mean we'll never see him again, though.
6. Jeri Hogarth and her dramatic personal life
Carrie-Anne Moss's Hogarth is a high-powered lawyer who's appeared in multiple of Marvel's Netflix shows, though she got her origin in Jessica Jones Season 1. Her personal life fell apart throughout the season, largely (though not entirely) thanks to Kilgrave (let's not forget the affair with her secretary). It continues to do so in Season 2.
5. Foggy Nelson
This Daredevil side character, played by Elden Henson, is also there in Jessica Jones Season 2 for some reason.
4. Jessica works out of her apartment.
Jessica Jones runs a detective agency called Alias Investigations, a nod to the title of her comic books, "Alias." Her office is also her apartment, and her assistant, Malcolm (Eka Darville), lives down the hall.
3. Malcolm used to be an addict.
Malcolm wasn't always the ripped, well-manicured dreamboat he is today. For much of Season 1, he was a drug-addled addict who Jessica regarded, at best, as a pain in her butt. It's a point the show isn't keen to let you forget in Season 2.
2. Kozlov
Dr. Kozlov is a minor character from Season 1 who will play a larger role in Jessica Jones Season 2. He's the former army doctor who gave Will Simpson his berserker pills, and he also worked (or possibly still works) for the mysterious company IGH.
1. Jessica and Luke Cage are familiar
We don't know whether Luke Cage will pop up again in Jessica Jones Season 2, but it's worth remembering that he and Jessica are intimately familiar with one another. Because it was great.
By Kallie Plagge on Mar 02, 2018 01:26 am
We'll Do It Live (Action)
Live-action versions of anime have been increasingly popular, or at least more widely talked about, in recent years. From Netflix's Death Note to Ghost in the Shell with Scarlett Johansson, more and more fan-favorite anime are getting high-profile live-action adaptations. The latest is Fullmetal Alchemist, which is now available to stream on Netflix. The Netflix library has both the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime as well as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, which is often considered the must-watch version. As such, we decided to compare characters, certain scenes, and that chimera between Brotherhood and the live-action film. Click ahead to see an image from the anime followed by the comparison from the live-action version. We've kept spoilers to a minimum, so you'll be fine as long as you've seen the first four or five episodes of Brotherhood. For more on Fullmetal Alchemist, be sure to read our review. You can also check out our list of the best anime available on Netflix and our top 10 anime of 2017 if you're looking for more to watch.
Edward Elric (Anime)
Ed is the titular Fullmetal Alchemist and the protagonist of the series. He has a metal arm and leg and is searching for a legendary artifact called the Philosopher's Stone, with which he hopes to restore his younger brother Al's body.
Edward Elric (Live Action)
In the film, Ed is pretty much the same, except with a glaringly bad wig.
Alphonse Elric (Anime)
Al is Ed's younger brother, and he doesn't have a body. During the brothers' failed human transmutation, Ed gave his arm to bind Al's soul to a suit of armor.
Alphonse Elric (Live Action)
Al's suit of armor is the best-looking thing in the live-action version and is true to how he appears in the series.
Winry Rockbell (Anime)
Winry is a childhood friend of Ed and Al and is Ed's love interest. She's an amateur surgeon and mechanic, and she maintains Ed's prosthetic arm and leg.
Winry Rockbell (Live Action)
Movie Winry is almost nothing like her anime counterpart. Her hairstyle is the same, but everything from her clothing (which is too feminine) to her personality (which is hard to discern due to overacting) will disappoint fans.
Lust (Anime)
Lust is a Homunculus, or a human created artificially by alchemy. She is one of the main antagonists of the series.
Lust (Live Action)
Lust looks similar in the movie, but there's a certain Hot Topic feel to her outfit that makes her look kind of silly.
Gluttony (Anime)
Gluttony is another Homunculus and antagonist of the series. He's often found eating human or animal remains and is regularly partnered with Lust.
Gluttony (Live Action)
Gluttony is somehow even creepier in live action. Maybe it's the eyes.
The Elric Brothers As Children (Anime)
After their mother, Trisha, died, Ed and Al set out to bring her back via human transmutation--a taboo in the world of alchemy.
The Elric Brothers As Children (Live Action)
The kid versions of Ed and Al are pretty similar, though it kind of looks like someone spray-painted their hair.
Transmutation Circle (Anime)
In order to perform the human transmutation, Ed and Al had to make a transmutation circle on the ground.
Transmutation Circle (Live Action)
The live-action version of the circle is similar, though it unfortunately doesn't glow.
The Gate (Anime)
As the human transmutation begins to fail, Ed finds himself at the Gate, a very important (metaphysical) location in the series.
The Gate (Live Action)
In the movie, Ed appears at the Gate in a dream, rather than through Alchemy, and he's an adult. It's an entirely separate scene from the beginning of the human transmutation and comes later in the film.
Ed and Truth (Anime)
At the Gate, Ed speaks to a mysterious figure known as Truth. Truth appears during human transmutation, which it considers an unfair exchange according to the equivalent exchange laws of alchemy.
Ed and Truth (Live Action)
The conversation between Ed and Truth is more or less the same in the movie. Truth looks extra ethereal.
Ed Loses His Leg (Anime)
Ed loses his leg during the failed human transmutation, and it's pretty brutal. Truth later takes his arm in exchange for Al's soul.
Ed Loses His Leg (Live Action)
This scene is also part of the dream sequence. Maybe it's because it would be pretty gruesome to show a real child losing his leg, but this is a flashback-bad dream combo that comes off as jarring in the film.
Trisha Elric (Anime)
As a result of the failed human transmutation, Trisha Elric returns as grotesque, deformed creature.
Trisha Elric (Live Action)
Yep, that's Trisha Elric. She's hard to make out in the film because of all the smoke.
Nina Tucker and Alexander (Anime)
Nina is the daughter of alchemist (and completely evil, horrible man) Shou Tucker. She loves her "big brothers" Ed and Al almost as much as her dog, Alexander.
Nina Tucker and Alexander (Live Action)
Nina still loves Alexander in the live-action version, but for some reason, Winry is there.
Nina Tucker and Alexander, Chimera Form (Anime)
Ed...ward...
Nina Tucker and Alexander, Chimera Form (Live Action)
Onii-chan.
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