Action
A Better Tomorrow
Hailed as one of the best action films ever made, John Woo’s "A Better Tomorrow" is a film every fan of the genre needs to see – that has long been common knowledge among Hong Kong film fans. When I first heard that Anchor Bay [...]
Courage Under Fire
Released in 1996, Edward Zwick’s ’Courage Under Fire’ was the first major motion picture to use the events of the 1990-91 Gulf War as a backdrop. While the setting may be contemporary, the issues tackled in the film are universal to all powerful war [...]
Godzilla 2000
After what fans considered a blasphemous disaster about three years ago, Toho’s most infamous kaiju is back on the screen in his 23rd movie. "Godzilla 2000" is the title of the latest film featuring the Japanese behemoth with the radioactive [...]
At Close Range
Cornfields. American heavy metal in the form of Chevys and red Cadillac convertibles. Farmhouses and uncles with missing teeth. Relatives names Boyd. Sounds like a set-up for a bad b-movie… until you mention the cast. Christopher Walken. Sean Penn. [...]
Gettysburg
Sometimes it is hard for me to believe how far DVD has come in such a short period of time. Only a year ago, a film like "Gettysburg" was somewhere on the backlist of all DVD releases, mostly because of its significant running length and DVD’s [...]
Escape From New York
Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter have made a few films together but in fans’ minds, their first concerted effort, "Escape From New York," appears to be the most fervently adored one. The reason is quite simple, I guess. The film has [...]
Diamonds Are Forever
Mike Myers has ruined James Bond for me. Lampooning the spy genre with his Austin Powers persona, Myers forever sabotaged all future attempts to watch a Bond film with a straight face. Myers let the audience in on the same joke with the actors and [...]