Imagine a flying horse. Now, imagine that horse is really a dog. Now, imagine that it’s also a guardian angel sent to watch over the soul of a roguishly charming petty criminal. This is all literally true within the narrative of Akiva Goldsman’s spectacularly barmy directorial debut, but it’s also …

I activate my focus ability to scout out the area and find an opening to sneak by the enemy patrols. A single guard stands nearby. Slowly, I inch my way behind the target and shift into the light for a moment to make my move. As quickly as I appeared, …

A Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood’s multi-Oscar winner? Not as redundant as it sounds: Japan’s samurai movies have long mined one another for atmosphere and backdrops. This preserves the 1880s time period, plot and much of the same dialogue – though boots the action across the Pacific, where Ken Watanabe’s …