Category: Ric Review

Murphy’s Law Charles Bronson possessed one of the most iconic of screen personas which was also one of the most consistent. His hard, steely eyed men of few words who dispensed in many cases instant justice to the bad men he encountered (not counting the epic psychological torture and revenge he brought down on Henry […]

Musketeer If there’s one classic story that Hollywood seemingly cannot get enough of when it comes to remakes, it’s that of the Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas’ tale of the King Of France’s loyal protectors and the new guy that comes to join them, even spawning another remake within the past couple of months! This 2001 […]

Must Love Dogs At times, it truly amazes me when I look at the quandary of Diane Lane: An actress that is so beautiful, talented, and appealing, who yet squanders her potential time and again on projects that are merely lightweight trifles. Take this for example. Lane once again plays a depressed divorcee (as she […]

My Bloody Valentine (Original) Uncut Another product of the ever popular slasher boom of the early 80s, director George Mihalka gets great mileage out of his use of an old mine for much of the film’s action: Spooky and atmospheric, the doomed characters are filled with as much dread as the viewer before they meet […]

My Bloody Valentine 3D As far as remakes go, I will always wonder why don’t the teenage horror fans of today just go and rent / buy the originals and see what the hubbub was about in the first place before some desperate filmmakers decided to do their own take. This example, a redo of […]

My Cousin Vinny There are times where a movie comedy is made that right from its very conception can be seen by many (including those who made it) as something that will be a forgettable, time filling programmer from the get go, an effort that will bring some smiles and chuckles before being filed away […]

My Name Is Bruce The history of major stars who have had a leading role in a film while playing themselves is a short one (though not as much so for cameo roles). The risk is obviously inherent since if you allow your “character” to be portrayed in any sort of a bad light, it […]

Mystery Men In the never ending race to get just about every comic book ever made adapted into a “comic book movie”, there are a select few that get made that just slip right under the radar (many times deservedly so) into semi obscurity, almost never to be spoken of or brought up again when […]

Mystic River What we have here is a clash of the diversive acting styles of Sean Penn and Tim Robbins, and surprisingly, Robbins comes out WAY ahead in terms of performance. Clint Eastwood directs with an eye for the unremittingly sober details of working class life in the city of Boston, and crafts a tale […]

Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell Of Fear Leslie Nielsen certainly had one of the most magnificent Second Career Rebirths of any movie star ever, parlaying himself from that of a stoic leading man into one of the top comedy stars of the 80s and 90s, doing so at an advanced age that somehow made […]