Sentences with phrase «films to date»

Heck, many will probably think the guy is out of his fucking mind for writing such an off - the - wall script, but for the select few that are able to suspend their imaginations for two hours, «Lady in the Water» stands as one of Shyamalan's best films to date.

«It's one of Nolan's best films to date, thanks to Hans Zimmer's tight and tense score, as well as a cast that features famous faces — Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy — and some new, such as the brilliant Ffion Whitehead, who leads much of the film's first opening sequences.»

Much like the initial reactions to the film, critics seem to agree that Ragnarok is easily one of the funniest superhero films to date, and brings new life to an otherwise muddled franchise.

Let's start with Harris, who was driven to write his article after it was revealed that the Oscar's big categories yielded the smallest number of nominated films to date:

She got her start on the New York stage and in live television in the 1950s and has appeared in 40 feature films to date, from «The High Cost of Loving» in 1958 to «Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,» which she starred in earlier this year.

He managed to pull off a nomination for «writing» one of his most mature, thoughtful and astutely crafted films to date.

The Post's Comic Riffs explains why it's one of the best Star Wars films to date.

Strong performances from the entire cast help to make this one of the best Marvel films to date — but Letitia Wright as Shuri, T'Challas's technical genius of a sister, is a particular standout while Danai Gurira as Okoye, the head of the Dora Milajie — T'Challa's royal guards — is an absolute scene stealer.

DP Hoyte Van Hoytema and director Christopher Nolan have only collaborated on two films to date, but their work is already more visually rich than Nolan's previous films shot by Wally Pfister.

And in both of his films to date, Ayoade and cinematographer Erik Wilson have crafted unforgettable visuals.

Grand hotels, growing boys, reboots and robot toys — Peter Travers picks the highs and lows of the year's films to date

On the other hand Big Trouble in Little China (1986) is one of his finest films to date.

Boseman and especially Letitia Wright (as his technical genius of a sister) are marvelous, but Jordan, who has appeared in all of Coogler's films to date, is utterly magnetic, infusing his ostensible villain with genuine pain and swagger that makes his already sympathetic aims (if not sympathetic methods) become even more attractive.

Visual stunning and an amazing story make this one of Ang Lee's best films to date.

While Russo's comments may disappoint fans of Marvel's many TV series, Avengers: Infinity War is already set to be one of the most ambitious crossover films to date.

Alongside a 10 - disc version that includes the original theatrical versions of the Halloween films and select bonus features, a deluxe edition release comes spread across a whopping 15 discs, with all of the Halloween feature films to date — Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, and Rob Zombie «s Halloween and Halloween II.

It is never a surprise when a Marvel film tops the box office, but Black Panther has surpassed everyone's expectations and has become one of Marvel's most successful films to date.

Alcon, one of the longest - running independent film finance and production companies in the world, has financed and produced, and / or co - financed / produced 33 films to date, including the recent critically acclaimed film Blade Runner 2049 from Academy Award - nominated director Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford; the Academy Award - nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

Midnight Special may be the weakest of Nichols» films to date, but with the track record that includes Mud, Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter, there is still quite a bit of room for quality even if it does flirt with disappointment.

With 76 % on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is also one of Pixar's lowest - rated films to date.

«Damsels In Distress «In a decent year for comedy, two femme - centric examples of the genre were battling it out of for this place, and while «Bridesmaids» is certainly the best of the Judd Apatow films to date and as consistently funny a mainstream film as has come along since «Anchorman,» nothing brought me greater joy than Whit Stillman «s return after 13 long years away — «Damsels in Distress.»

The stakes were incredibly high for director Rian Johnson, but he makes one of the most satisfying and compelling Star Wars films to date.

«Cars 2» was the first outright Pixar quote - unquote failure, earning the wrath of critics and registering the weakest attendance of any of their films to date.

Kiarostami founded the film unit at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults — a state - supported organization started in the late 60s by the shah's wife that's now known as the Kanun — and it has produced practically all of his films to date.

If the premise makes it sound like Glazer's sold out and made a commercial horror / sci - fi genre picture, you couldn't be more wrong — this is the filmmaker at his most experimental and unfiltered, with stunning images that of all three of his films to date, is most reminiscent of his unforgettable commercials work (more on this below).

Beautiful costumes, gorgeous sets, amazing over-the-top battles, and an outstanding color - scheme all make this one of the most lavish of martial arts films to date.

The year's top - grossing films to date, for instance, include five that could make the visual - effects shortlist: «Captain America: Civil War,» «Deadpool,» «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» «X-Men: Apocalypse» and the potential front - runner, «The Jungle Book.»

The release comes from Twilight Time, who have released 19 other Allen films to date — his entire body of work for United Artists and Orion Pictures, from 1971 to 1991.

Paul Schrader is a screenwriter and director of 19 films to date.

In his short and feature - length films to date (as well as in TV series Girl Number 9), Turner has proven to be an efficient filmmaker, who doesn't mind trying his hand at a variety of genres.

Andrew Dominik has only released two films to date: Chopper, and The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford.

Total gross of the eight nominated films to date: $ 203,078,365.

It's difficult to comprehend that the same man who helmed Match Point the year prior would follow up his modern masterpiece with Scoop — one of Allen's more lifeless films to date.

Shot in Louisiana and Mississippi this past January, the ensemble film includes Alia Shawkat, Steve Zahn, Sam Rockwell, Wyatt Russell, Josh Hamilton, the late Kris Kristofferson, longtime collaborative pal Richard Linklater (appeared in all of Hawke's films to date) and newbie actor / singer Ben Dickey in the lead role (see video interview).

This has been on my must - see list ever since it was announced, and that excitement has only grown with each new reveal, from the casting of Chris Pratt in the lead role, to landing Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper to voice the movie's CGI characters, to the strong buzz emerging from early screenings that have pegged it as one of the studio's best films to date.

Director Rian Johnson, best known for his sci - fi time bender Looper, makes one of the most satisfying and compelling Star Wars films to date.

Even with their individual impressive resumes before their first collaboration, «Clouds of Sils Maria,» it became one of Assayas» most acclaimed films to date and Stewart's performance received raves around the world, earning her the honor of being the first American actress to win the Cesar, France's equivalent of the Oscar.

Well I think we're all pretty much expecting Cars 2 to be one of Pixar's weakest films to date, and the marketing sure isn't doing much to change our minds.

Despite being only Part One, this feels like the most complete of the Hunger Games films to date, beginning with clear stakes and ending on a cathartic and compellingly downbeat note.

With amusing characters and a riveting plot, The Grand Budapest Hotel is one of Anderson's strongest films to date.

2017 gave us some of the most frightening films to date and 2018 is only making things worse (by which we mean better).

Since beginning with Iron Man in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has provided nineteen films to date — most of them very entertaining.

For one, Monsters Inc. is one of Pixar's funniest films to date, and the college setting for Monsters University promises that the prequel won't stray too far from the original's comedic tone.

That said, the film went on to become a smash hit around the world, becoming the only the second of three films to date to win the top five Oscars (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) and is regularly enshrined in lists of the greatest American films of all time.

Early impressions show that critics are loving Black Panther, with many calling it one of the best Marvel films to date.

On top of all that, this year's TYREL is among his most mature and unique films to date.

Black Panther is one of the most - anticipated superhero films to date, so it's no surprise it also has an equally hyped soundtrack.

I hasten to add that it's the finest of the Batman films to date, one of the two or three greatest superhero movies to date, and almost certainly one of the year's best films.

The character arcs are negligible, and what exists instead are moods — mostly «dark» and «irritable» as «Smaug» is certainly the most angsty of all the «LOTR / Hobbit» films to date.

They have enjoyed plenty of creative control on their films to date, but This Is The End finds them being given free rein in a way that must have seemed like a pipe dream just ten years ago.