Blood Work (2002)
I’ve always been an admirer of Clint, both as actor and director, but after watching him turn in some lackadaisical work as director in Absolute Power, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and True Crime, I...
Category: Mystery
Scooby-Doo (2002)
I find it curious that someone would bother taking the time to secure the rights to Hanna-Barbera’s classic cartoon series, then get over $90 million to make a film without having any legitimate plot...
Minority Report (2002)
More gold mined from the stories of Philip K. Dick, whose other works include the basis of Blade Runner and Total Recall, two classics in the science fiction film genre. Minority Report may not be as good as...
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Based on the old bestseller by Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity might have also been a classic movie had it been made around the time it was written. However, being made in a time long after...
Insomnia (2002)
Insomnia is probably made for those viewers who are unfamiliar with the 1997 original by Norway’s Erik Skjoldbjaerg. Those who have seen it may see this incarnation as redundant in theme, while the new...
The Salton Sea (2002)
Falling into the category of “Don’t hate me for recommending this movie to you” is The Salton Sea, a very dark black comedy that will probably turn off just as many viewers who find it...
High Crimes (2002)
For all her attempts, I wonder if Ashley Judd will ever star in a good thriller sometime in her career. Kiss the Girls, Eye of the Beholder, and Double Jeopardy have started a string of mediocre and predictable...
Agatha (1979)
The great mystery writer Agatha Christie did disappear for eleven days and cause quite an uproar of speculation in the press of her day. She was found in a sanitarium using the name of...
Open Your Eyes (1997) / Abre Los Ojos
Before being remade in the US as VANILLA SKY, there was this gem by Alejandro Amenabar, who would later direct the equally excellent flick in 2001, THE OTHERS. This is a hard film to review,...
The Others (2001)
With all due respect to the fans of The Sixth Sense, with which others may draw comparisons due to its ending, I’m going to go against the grain and proclaim The Others as the best horror film...