An anti-hero has to break into a futuristic prison, rescue the president and do it all before the things the government injected in his neck blow up. Sound familiar? It should. “Escape from New York” ...

Luc Besson’s filmography has been spotty for years, littered with equal amounts of sensationalistic pop art and flashy duds, a tendency that extends beyond his directing credits. “Lockout,” the latest ...