Reviews

The Grudge

February 2, 2005 // 0 Comments

Since "Ringu" Japanese horror movies are all the rage here in the US, but mind you, not all of them are actually any good, and what works for Japanese audiences does not necessarily translate well to American moviegoers. For that reason [...]

Catwoman

February 1, 2005 // 0 Comments

Patience Philips (Oscar Winning Actress Halle Berry) is a shy, reclusive graphic designer who works for a leading cosmetics company. When she accidentally overhears that one of the companies leading products causes severe side effects she’s [...]

Incident At Loch Ness

January 31, 2005 // 0 Comments

The mother of all mockumentaries has arrived! There, you have it. Completely out of the left field I received "Incident At Loch Ness" last week and being a fan of Werner Herzog’s films, I immediately decided to give this film a try. What a [...]

Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

January 28, 2005 // 0 Comments

Take the classic serials of the 30’s and 40’s and fast forward 50-60 years and you’ll know what to expect from "Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow". A thrilling joy ride of pure entertainment and adventure that never lets up from [...]

I © Huckabees

January 27, 2005 // 0 Comments

I had never heard of "I © Huckabees" and when the DVD arrived I just looked at it with growing curiosity. Soon I decided the film had to be quirky enough to warrant a closer look and so I checked it out in more detail. "I © [...]

Westender

January 25, 2005 // 0 Comments

First-time director Brock Morse picked an fascinating project to start off his career. A period fantasy film in which a knight who’s fallen from grace and luck is going through the process of finding himself as he tries to reclaim a valuable ring he [...]

Litte Caesar

January 24, 2005 // 0 Comments

’Little Caesar’ was Edward G. Robinson’s break-through role. The rough character of Rico Bandello seemed so much tailor-made for the square-faced actor that he instantaneously became an icon for movie gangster despite the fact that Robinson’s own [...]

Benny Hill: Complete & Unadulterated

January 21, 2005 // 0 Comments

British comedian Benny Hill has always had a special place in my heart. Always funny and suggestive, often lewd, and as a whole utterly inimitable, Benny Hill has created some great comedy moments over the many years of his career. With the second set of [...]

Battlestar Galactica

January 20, 2005 // 0 Comments

When I was growing up ’Battlestar Galactica’ was one of my favorite space operas. It had great characters with Apollo and Starbuck, was headed by a strong central leader in Lorne Greene’s Captain Adama and had some cool science fiction elements, [...]

Ice Station Zebra

January 19, 2005 // 0 Comments

A spy-thriller from the writings of Alistair MacLean, ’Ice Station Zebra’ is a classic film about secrets, spies, sabotage and the Cold War. After a Russian satellite crashes in the Antarctic its contents are taken into possession by the inhabitants [...]
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