The Jacket is a terrific exercise in energy, storytelling, and exploring the supernatural. For those viewers who are patient, there is nary a dull moment in this puzzler that successfully meshes elements from all different genres. The outcome is a visceral aural experience coupled with a premise and denouement that… Continue reading
Blade: Trinity is the third film in the series, and if things go well this time around it certainly won’t be the last. That’s not to say the film is good, as it is really a pale shadow to the much superior first two films. As the film opens, the… Continue reading
Anacondas, subtitled The Hunt For The Blood Orchid, is a cataclysmic miscalculation. One may have drawn that conclusion from the equally horrid trailers that have been surfacing, but no, I chose to give it a solid chance because I didn’t find its predecessor, 1997’s Anaconda, to be as bad as… Continue reading
I think we all knew that the grassroots success of last summer’s Freddy Vs. Jason would surely spawn some knockoffs, and combining Alien and Predator was Fox’s answer. Smart choices they were, as the Predator and Alien series have been two of their most successful franchises. When the project was… Continue reading
Let it be known right off the bat that I have not seen the original The Manchurian Candidate, which was released in 1962 and directed by the late, great John Frankenheimer. This review will reflect how this update of the film stands in its own right. War stories are among… Continue reading
Roland Emmerich. Does one really need any information other than this to determine that the film you are about to see features horrendous dialogue, over-the-top special effects, and millions upon millions dying? Not me, and The Day After Tomorrow continues his disaster sagas, starting with the now-infamous Independence Day. Jack… Continue reading
At last, a horror remake worth the watch. Like the recent remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn Of The Dead had hefty expectations to live up to. Unlike the recent Chainsaw Massacre, this film fulfills those expectations – for the most part. George A. Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead,… Continue reading
Before you even start to read this review, take a gander at the talent that is listed to the left. Good director, good actors. So good, in fact, that I cannot recall a film with so much talent that falls apart as fast as Dreamcatcher does. The story starts out… Continue reading
The Terminator said he’d be back! I do not know how many people thought it would take twelve years, however. Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines is a shockingly successful sequel to two films that set the standard for modern science-fiction, each in their own way. T3 is minus mastermind… Continue reading
Allow me to begin this review by stating that while both Matrix films are good, I do not regard them as the end-all, be-all of film. The Matrix has, in a strange way, become the Star Wars of this generation. Its crowd seems to have the same mindset as many… Continue reading