Miles Millar Archives

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Rating: ★★★½

Jul 5, 2004Comic-Book Superhero

Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire get it just right in the second entry in their trilogy of Spider-Man films. The writing team deliver a fantastic Soul of the Superhero script while Raimi delivers some superheroic action sequences that are about as exciting as it is possible to get (*)

Director: Sam Raimi

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco, …

Category: Science Fiction

5 July 200419 December 2024 by Roog

Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)

Rating: ★½

Jul 2, 2005Cute Car/Disney Comedy

This was a revival of Disney's Herbie the Love Bug films. Here it becomes a vehicle for Lindsay Lohan who is cast as a racing driver and is missing all the cute charms the original films had

Director: Angela Robinson

Actors: Lindsay Lohan, Matt Dillon, Michael Keaton, Justin Long, …

Category: Fantasy

2 July 200531 October 2025 by Roog

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Rating: ★

Oct 9, 2008Revived Mummy/Chinese Adventure

Third of the Brendan Fraser Mummy films feels like it has no point other than to steal $10 from your hand and give you a bucket of content free mental popcorn in return

Director: Rob Cohen

Actors: Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Luke Ford, …

Category: Horror

9 October 200822 July 2019 by Roog

I Am Number Four (2011)

Rating: ★

Feb 25, 2011Alien Teenager on Earth/Young Adult

Produced by Michael Bay and directed by the perpetually insipid D.J. Caruso, this is no more than a Young Adult high school version of Disney's Witch Mountain films concerning an alien teenager with psi powers

Director: D.J. Caruso

Actors: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Callan McAuliffe, Teresa Palmer, …

Category: Science Fiction

25 February 20113 September 2025 by Roog

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Rating: ★★

Oct 19, 2024Gonzo Afterlife Comedy

After 36 years and several abortive attempts, Tim Burton, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder reunite to make a sequel to Beetlejuice, but the essentials that fired up the young Burton now feel as they come by the numbers

Director: Tim Burton

Actors: Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, …

Category: Fantasy

19 October 202426 November 2025 by Roog