Dustin Hoffman

Sphere (1998)

Sphere (1998)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 16, 1999Crashed UFO Underwater/Michael Crichton Adaptation
Michael Crichton was hot property after the success of Jurassic Park but this was one flop. A by no means uninteresting film about a group of scientists in an underwater habitat making contact with an alien lifeform
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Rating: ★★
Nov 16, 1999Historical Epic
Luc Besson takes on the Joan of Arc story with then wife Milla Jovovich in the title role but in Besson's hands it becomes a crazed historical action film that unquestioningly accepts Joan's visions as real
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Finding Neverland (2004)

Finding Neverland (2004)
Rating: ★★
Jan 16, 2005Peter Pan's Creator Biopic
A biopic about J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan. The film received much acclaim at awards season but in reality is a simplistic work that rewrites J.M. Barrie's biography in favour of a fictional story about what happened
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Racing Stripes (2005)

Racing Stripes (2005)
Rating: ★
Jan 16, 2005Racing Zebra/Talking Barnyard Animals
Schizoid film - on one level a National Velvet-like story in which Hayden Panettiere trains a zebra to enter a horse race; another in which the animals and insects crack one-liners and make poop and pee jokes
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Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Rating: ★★½
Jun 16, 2011Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts
Sequel to DreamWorks hit animated film, this does little more than repeat the basics of its predecessor. The detail and texture of the film is amplified to a work of art, although you cannot help but wonder if this is something the under 10s care about.
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The Cobbler (2014)

The Cobbler (2014)
Rating: ★★
Aug 23, 2017Cobbler Turns Into the Person Whose Shoes He Puts On
Adam Sandler does more acting than usual in the story of a shoemaker who transforms into the wearer whenever he puts on a pair of shoes. A throwaway premise that attracts a surprisingly high-profile cast
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Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Rating: ★★
May 30, 2016Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts
The Kung Fu Panda series feels like films for couch potatos – a handful of martial arts films cliches and a hero who proclaims the virtues of laziness, overeating and combats everything with his own self-inflated sense of awesomeness. What baffles about such low-engagement films is the quality of artistry lavished on them
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Spielberg (2017)

Spielberg (2017)
Rating: ★★★
Oct 23, 2017Steven Spielberg Documentary
Documentary made for HBO about director Steven Spielberg in which he reflects on his life and films. The documentary tends to focus more on his major hits and skips his minor films but does give worthwhile insight into Spielberg, his life and formative years
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