Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Steven Spielberg had always stated that the Indiana Jones Franchise was his own personal attempt at doing a James Bond like film character whom he could call his own. The original (Raiders) was the most obvious in this regard when it came to doing a homage, with Indy being […]
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom By 1984, it was obvious that things were long overdue for a sequel to the groundbreaking action adventure opus that was Raiders Of The Lost Ark. With Steven Spielberg back in the director’s chair, George Lucas tagging along again as producer, and Harrison Ford being the most essential […]
Inglorious Basterds Tarantino’s World War II opus asks a fascinating and penetrating question: What if the Allies had taken it to the Nazis using the most ruthless, cold-blooded, and certainly unethical measures possible? The answer is provided in the form of Brad Pitt’s Lt. Aldo Raine and his gang in the jolly way they roll […]
Inland Empire This film can be looked at as David Lynch’s ultimate epic unfiltered presentation of his genius with no compromises, or the point where he finally crosses the line into muddled cinematic self indulgence. Really, it’s a little of both. For the first 45 minutes, the plot is almost linear, showcasing Laura Dern as […]
Insignificance Sometimes the most fascinating thing about celebrity is not so much what the actual person is like in real life, but rather instead the PERCEPTION of said celebrity from the point of view of the general public, based in many ways upon the image that they have of the celeb from their acting roles […]
Insomnia In all of his storied career, it’s a real shame that Robin Williams didn’t take on more sinister, evil, villainous roles, preferring instead for the most part to stick to his typecasting as a goofy, overgrown manchild in a series of saccharine sweet, cutesy poo comedies (none more horribly so than Jack), but when […]
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 […]
Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles The vampire movie subgenre has always been supplemented by that of the vampire novels, going all the way back to Bram Stoker’s seminal work of the story Dracula, which not only invented vampire literature but also laid out much of the hard groundwork for the various pieces of […]
