Category: Ric Review

Ned Kelly The notion or concept of the notorious outlaw as being some sort of a celebrated “hero” is one as old as the legend of Robin Hood himself. But if one is to take that same notion of looking at said outlaw and then going so far as to think of him as being […]

Negotiator What was billed as the ultimate cinematic team-up between stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey is ultimately undone by ridiculous story elements, cheesy dialogue, and a sadly leaden pace. The film’s gimmick is that of two top police negotiators squaring off in a battle of wits, though ultimately it is more a battle […]

Network It’s very rare when a film (and its screenwriter) takes on the role of a virtual prophet, successfully predicting the future of mass media (and the world itself) in such a stunningly accurate way that one wonders if a time machine was made accessible to that writer so that he could write the story […]

New Jack City The gangster genre has always been among the most colorful of all movie types, violent, glorious displays about a criminal’s rise to power and inevitable downfall. While obviously little can be done to change the basic formula of such films (outside of having the bad guy “win”), what can make one rise […]

New York Ripper A reminder of how back in the day a sleazy dirty horror film was REALLY just that, Fulci’s NY-set slasher takes full advantage of its locations work, succeeding in making the city that never sleeps truly part of the narrative. Despite the American setting, I quickly grew weary of the massive amount […]

Night At The Museum Well, I’m all for a kid’s movie that encourages them to take a trip to the museum and learn more about the past, but it’d be even better if they actually managed to come up with a STORYLINE for this high concept. Ben Stiller stars as an out of work bum […]

Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian One of the secrets in making a successful sequel is to basically “up the ante”, to take the original’s premise and make it more epic with more characters and wilder situations, as was the case for this 2009 release that followed up the enormously popular original. […]

Night Of The Comet What in some ways is just another goofball relic of the 80s (a sci-fi film with elements of Valley Girl and Fast Times) is elevated quite nicely by the charisma of its two lead actresses, playing two teenage sisters who manage to survive the wrath of a comet which has caused […]

Night Of The Creeps More often than not, horror comedies can be a very risky proposition. Do you really want your film to be funny at all times or do you want it to be scary and / or serious at certain key moments? The balancing act to be what you want your movie to […]

Night Of The Living Dead Truly one of the most breakthrough horror movies of all time, Romero’s low-budget opus that came to be considered a work of art still holds up today in terms of sheer creepiness, with the surreal first 20 minutes and nightmarish final 10 minutes among some of the best filmmaking you […]