Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Almost any list of the most essential films for all guys everywhere is sometimes a rather short one consisting of what can be called the “basics” (just witness Christian Slater’s mini rant to the movie producer in True Romance), but one movie that almost always gets named by people […]
The Hunger From Bram Stoker to Anne Rice to Stephenie Meyer, various writers have written various books about the mythos of being a vampire, an immortal being which feeds on human blood to survive. Most of these writers seem to feel that to be such a creature can almost be a fantastic adventure, never growing […]
International Everyone has pretty much been clued in by now in the way that the old money families and banks of the world pretty much control everything that goes on in unfathomably imaginable ways, but the question really is, now that the average joes and jills of the world have at least a working knowledge […]
Jackal When is a remake not a remake? Well, even though such enterprises are (rightfully) shunned by those with discerning cinema tastes while the masses still continue to wolf it down their throats to this day, there is also the matter of having a new film be more of a “reboot” or really a modern […]
The Jerk Many people might not realize this, but Steve Martin in the 1970s had essentially become one of the most famous individuals in the country based solely on his reputation as a stand up comedian, with his only national media outlet being frequent guest hosting appearances alongside the legendary Not Ready For Prime Time […]
Mask The meteoric rise to superstardom of Jim Carrey in 1994 was unprecedented both at that time and even today. A longtime supporting actor in comedies who managed to get his name even more well known on the alternative sketch comedy show In Living Color, Carrey hit a triple jackpot that year with the back […]
Mechanic (Original) The works of one Charles Bronson are so extensive that it’s amazing to realize that he famously was considered to be a “late bloomer” in Hollywood, not having achieved his stardom until his late forties and essentially being in his prime (the 1970s) while he himself was in his fifties. This 1972 potboiler […]
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor As usual, when recasting a major character in the continuation of a major franchise, there is no way the new actor or actress, talented they may be, can recapture the quality that the original performer brought to it. Thus is the case here with Maria Bello playing the […]
Patriot: Director’s Cut If one is looking for historical accuracy in a cinematic depiction of the Revolutionary War (outside of the awfully bloody fighting that actually took place in South Carolina at the time) then it would be prudent to look elsewhere as this film measures up as a decent action flick at best and […]
The Player An unconventional yet brilliant satire of the vapid shallowness that embodies Hollywood’s development process, Robert Altman crafts a unique piece of entertainment that showcases Tim Robbins in perhaps his best role ever. Starting with the fourth wall breaking clapperboard into an awe-inspiring tracking shot around the studio (while the Fred Ward character comments […]