‘Fantastic Four’ (2015) tries out a darker tone

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The “FF” franchise tries out a darker. One problem: no one wanted it.

‘Matrix Reloaded’ (2003) gets almost too dense to penetrate

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The brilliance of the first film flirts with turning into mumbo jumbo, but … my god, those action sequences.

Mamet Monday (Movie review): This scarily prophetic play adaptation examines the beginning of the end of traditional college.

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): del Toro’s sequel ups the cool factor and deepens the vampire mythology in a test run for “The Strain.”

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The actors and tunes are the highlights of this very 1994 film.

Mamet Monday (Movie review): “A Life in the Theatre” is an intermittently engaging peek behind the curtain.

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): A better villain and bigger stakes make “Rise of the Silver Surfer” a superior sequel.

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Twister” has a reputation as a dumb movie. But if so, this is glorious, spectacular, thrilling dumbness.

Mamet Monday (Movie review): Richard Dreyfuss gives a surprisingly sympathetic turn as the famous mob boss in this TV film.

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This vampire comic adaptation, of all things, becomes Marvel’s first successful big-screen outing.