The Last Home Run (1996)

A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.

Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.

This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano's signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original's essence.

Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.

This animated movie focuses on Nick Daley, the son of Larry Daley, as "Kahmunrah Rises Again."

A throwback to the last months of the 20th century in this comedy film.