54. Rocky II (1979) and Rambo II (1985), with Andy Smarick

54. Rocky II (1979) and Rambo II (1985), with Andy Smarick

Is Rocky II almost as good as the first one? How much worse is Rambo II than Rambo I?

53. Groundhog Day Redux, with Jay Plasman, Winston Thompson, and Andy Karlson

If time travel gives the traveler God-like knowledge, what does that mean for the status of their relations to others in the world? Is it even possible for non-coercive relationality to exist in such a state? Andie MacDowell's slap montage wants to have it both ways. In this essay, I will...

52. Joyride (2001), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski, a cross-country road trip, and a CB-radio prank. What could go wrong? This movie attempts to answer that question. Or perhaps, this movie IS an answer to that question. I guess it depends on whether we know what a movie is.

51. Back to the Future, Part III (1990), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

On third thought, do we even like Robert Zemeckis movies?

50. Back to the Future, Part II (1989), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

Get in, loser. We're going to the future, and then the past, and then the nightmare bizarro present, and then the past again, and then -- if all goes well -- the present we can truly desire.