This is a movie where I may lose a lot of reader respect. Call it a guilty pleasure if you wish, but I love "Freddy Vs. Jason". Both series have been on a downward spiral for some time, and the thought of merging the two seemed like a huge [...]
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and two small-time diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. "Pulp Fiction" is all of this, and so much more. And now it's deliciously available on the [...]
I can't even begin to explain how upset I was when I found out the horror classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was being remade. Michael Bay's name being attached just added fuel to the fire. Then I saw the trailer. Leave it to the [...]
In the classic 'fish out of water' tale, an orphan makes it to the North Pole via a Santa Claus blunder. Upon his arrival, Papa Elf (played by Bob Newhart) takes the little boy and raises him under the name Buddy. As Buddy grows and grows and [...]
It is one of the Internet Movie Database's top 250 movies ever. It was given four stars by Roger Ebert. Harry Knowles liked it so much he recorded a commentary track for the Region 3 DVD. So how come most people haven't heard of [...]
In life, it is the strong and the resolute that we admire. In movies, it is the same. Robert Duvall supplies another strong, mannered, macho performance as Uncle Hub in New Line Entertainment's 2003 "Secondhand Lions"' brand new UMD. [...]
"Halloween" is the first movie I ever remember seeing. I walked in on my parents watching the movie with friends during the 'closet scene' towards the end of the movie. The horrific image of Michael Myers' white mask stuck with me [...]
How do you eat an elephant? Given all of the information and philosophy tossed around in "Ghost In The Shell", it is odd that question is the one in my mind. My experience in the world of Anime is somewhat limited. I am aware of the bigwigs in [...]
Whether you like them or not, documentaries have become mainstream genre of film, whether they contain a political statement on an important issue, or just aim to inform the casual viewer of some unknown culture. Paul Hough's "The Backyard" [...]
Another summer always brings another summer blockbuster. Each year Hollywood spends millions of dollars on the summer blockbuster. With an aggressive marketing campaign and numerous plugs from stars like Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz, America [...]
