Roger Corman is an interesting director in many ways. He has made some terrible movies in his long-standing career, but every time he makes a good movie, it turns out to be a really great one. There is not much in-between in his work. When in 1960 he [...]
Viewers and critics are split down right in the middle when it comes to Mel Gibson’s latest movie, ’What Women Want.’ While I do not think it is as bad as some people make it, the film is definitely a departure from Mel Gibson’s image, showing us [...]
Independent studio Artisan Home Entertainment has hidden some interesting bonus material on their release of the acclaimed movie “Requiem For A Dream.” Boot up the DVD in your player and wait until the main menu of the disc comes up. Then press the [...]
Ever wonder how it feels to be a junkie? If so, I’m tickled to announce there’s a movie out there that will fill this void without the risk of death or disease nor the high street price of today’s "score." That movie is "Requiem for a [...]
On the surface, ’Tootsie’ may appear like a simple cross-dressing fun, material for straight-out laughs and mockery. Upon closer scrutiny however it quickly becomes obvious that ’Tootsie’ is in fact much more of a social study and commentary than [...]
MGM’s efficient but slight cyber-thriller "Antitrust" opens with enigmatic computer guru and gazillionaire Gary Winston (Tim Robbins) offering his new millennium spin on the famous "greed is good" speech from Oliver Stone’s [...]
December 7, 1941 may well be a day that will live in infamy but from all of the recent interest in Pearl Harbor you would think that the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s home base took place in May, not December. While the hype [...]
Tom Hanks is a very talented and skilled actor. We all know that. But would he be able to carry the majority of an entire movie all by himself, without any supporting cast? Until recently, that question may have been reason for speculation and discussion, [...]
’Best in Show’ is the second film from the team of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, who had previously brought us 1996’s ’Waiting for Guffman’. As with ’Guffman’, ’Best in Show’ is a film that begins with a basic outline and then [...]
The popular conception of America in the 1950’s is one of political witch-hunts and repressed passions. Television antennas spread over the landscape like an invasion of metallic weeds from outer space. The suburbs exploded and everyone wanted to be [...]
