My love and admiration for 1985’s Commando never goes unspoken when given ample opportunity. Quite simply, it is the raddest action flick ever made. It took preposterous action to a level that has never been reached since and proved once and for all that you can pile up bodies and… Continue reading
As an unsolved mysteries fanatic, the Zodiac killings are among the most perplexing and frustrating – ever. Nearly everyone is familiar with the Zodiac – a killer who preyed on young couples and taunted the police and media with bizarre letters and ciphers – but few seem to know that… Continue reading
As of January 5, 2007, Freedom Writers is the surprise of the year. That may not sound like high praise, but I won’t be forgetting this uplifting, ever-so-relevant film in the near future. It may seem like a clichéd mix of Dead Poet’s Society and Dangerous Minds on the surface,… Continue reading
If ever there was a pair of movies that didn’t need to be reviewed at all, it would be the Jackass movies. Why, you may ask? Because there is simply nothing to review: no story, no discernible acting, and certainly no artistic cinematography or anything of the like. Instead, critics… Continue reading
It hasn’t taken long for the events of September 11, 2001 to make it to the silver screen. Universal released United 93 several months back to tremendous critical praise. That film is unseen by me but I will admit to being turned off by a supposedly factual movie being made… Continue reading
Nacho Libre serves as further evidence to the theory that people will laugh at anything as long as they expect to. I thoroughly hated director Jared Hess’ now-cult classic, Napoleon Dynamite, but now Hess returns with a movie that actually makes Dynamite seem remotely watchable. It doesn’t take much research… Continue reading
It’s now official: The Mission: Impossible movie franchise has to be comprised of three of the most mediocre big budget films I’ve ever seen. Brian De Palma stayed true to the TV show’s form in 1996’s original, but the labyrinthine plot frustrated many moviegoers. So Honk Kong explosion master John… Continue reading
I have no doubt that Queen Latifah is a wonderful person. All of her performances have exuded likability and charisma – this even includes the Pizza Hut commercials. Her project choices, however, have made it difficult for me to fully appreciate her talents. With dreck ranging from shameful knockoffs (Beauty… Continue reading
Halle Berry in Catwoman, Jennifer Garner in Elektra, and now Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux. They’re dropping like flies to this wild and crazy genre of female superheroes, a genre which has produced films that are so truly, god awfully bad that one can only gaze into the night sky… Continue reading
The running gag in The Weather Man is that quite often Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz (Cage) gets pelted with some type of food product, whether it is a burrito or a Frosty or a Slurpee. Spritz theorizes that it’s because the public views him as a clown, but I theorize… Continue reading