Titanic is a gargantuan summation of the breadth and depth of Cameron’s cinematic craftsmanship as well as his thematic obsessions.
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True Lies is an outlier in James Cameron’s filmography, but this screwball action-comedy delivers on the action and domestic drama.
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James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the ur-sequel, the cinematic text that shows what is possible not only in sequel cinematic storytelling, but in the blockbuster movie as a whole.
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In The Abyss, his most intimate and idiosyncratic film, James Cameron takes us to the bottom of the ocean in order to discover what it means to be human.
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Aliens is a deep exploration of the warrior mother as well as a gripping and relentless science-fiction action thriller.
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With The Terminator, James Cameron arrives on the stage as a director in full control of his craft, delivering one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.
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James Cameron might’ve been fired from the production of Piranha II: The Spawning, but the shlocky Jaws ripoff remains instrumental in showing the elements that shaped Cameron as a filmmaker.
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Twelve O’Clock High is a great account of the physical and mental toll on active servicemen, as well as a gripping portrayal of the nuts and bolts of daytime precision bombing during World War II.
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20 years on Shyamalan’s film is still an effective extraterrestrial thriller, but it’s in the human emotions and performances where it really shines.
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Knotts and Conway’s bumbling outlaw duo make The Apple Dumpling Gang an amusing entry point into the Western genre for little kids.
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Under Siege may be Steven Seagal’s best movie, but it’d be much better if he wasn’t in it at all.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s horror drama is a quiet film with a haunting effect that’s as disturbing as anything you’ll find in horror cinema.
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Stuart Gordon’s cult classic Lovecraft adaptation starring Jeffrey Combs is a dark comedy of memorable grotesquery.
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Bernard Rose’s modern horror classic is a striking film with a memorable villain and a potent subconscious effect.
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Containing some of Snyder’s highest highs and lowest lows, Man of Steel is a valuable contribution to the Superman myth.
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This rip-off of Point Break still coasts on the fumes of Vin Diesel’s star power 20 years after its release.
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Zack Snyder’s genre pastiche attempts to deconstruct the role of women in popular culture with this action fantasia, but isn’t entirely successful.
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With his successful cinematic rendering of Watchmen, Zack Snyder shows the fascination and power of the superhero on film.
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Simon West’s action classic leans into every absurdity of 1990s filmmaking, defining its entertainment ethos, without capturing its art.
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The third film in The Chronicles of Riddick series goes back to basics in its riff on survival movies and cat-and-mouse thrillers.
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