The odd thing about doing (non-direct to video) home video reviews is that I’m analyzing a movie that has already been seen and critiqued by others. Because of this, it can be difficult to not be influenced by these other views. All that I’ve heard [...]
Just as the new feature film remake of the series is slowly gathering momentum for its theatrical premiere, Columbia TriStar Home Video is releasing two episodes from the original TV series ’Charlie’s Angels’ on DVD. The DVD contains ’To Kill An [...]
Has it really been 7 years already? I remember it like yesterday. Hyped up by the buzz about the movie and everything I had read about its incredible special effects, I walked into my local movie theater to watch "Jurassic Park" for the very [...]
Based on an Irish folktale, "The Secret of Roan Inish" is a delightful story translated beautifully for the screen by director John Sayles. Combining subtle elements of fantasy with the spectacular scenery of the Irish countryside, this is a [...]
Four years after "Jurassic Park" first hit theaters and wowed audiences, Steven Spielberg returned to direct the sequel to the first blockbuster, also based on a novel by Michael Crichton. As a matter of fact the entire creative team behind [...]
On one hand it is truly surprising that a film like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" enjoys the following and success it has 25 years after its theatrical release, but on the other hand it is not really that surprising, after all. The film is a [...]
After the success of ’The Storm Riders, ’ fans of Hong Kong cinema had been eagerly awaiting movies that would be somewhat in the same vein, and the answer came in the form of ’A Man Called Hero.’ Created by mostly the same people, the movie is [...]
To most American viewers, Sammo Hung is simply the guy from "Martial Law, " the action packed television series that wowed audiences with its mix of action, comedy and martial arts. What few people realize is that Sammo Hung has been a [...]
Although the name Mel Brooks usually stands for a lot of enjoyable comedy and offbeat humor, Columbia TriStar’s release of ’Screw Loose’ sadly doesn’t fall into this category. It is a comedy that features a nice story line but the banal humor, the [...]
As with many Generation X’ers, I love horror film from the late 70s-early 80s, and one of my favorites is the underrated ’The Changeling’. In the film, George C. Scott plays composer John Russell, who has just lost his wife and daughter in an auto [...]
