Surrogates (2009)
Surrogates is based on Robert Venditti’s comic book miniseries from 2005, which depicts a futuristic society in which the military has conducted wars through the use of “surrogates”, or humanoid robots that are fully controlled...
Category: Thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
A bit lengthy run time for a thriller, but absorbing throughout nonetheless, this murder mystery, somewhat loosely based on the dense best-selling novel by the late Stieg Larsson (which in its native Swedish literally...
Kick-Ass (2010)
Many before me have commented that Kick-Ass, the movie, is also a kick-ass movie, and I’ll just say that I agree with that assessment. Having been a minor fan of the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr....
Moon (2009)
Moon probably works best the less you know about it. While I do feel my review doesn’t spoil the film, I would recommend saving reading anything after the next paragraph until after you’ve viewed the...
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
The Farrelly Brothers (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber) fourth film sees them concocting a Jekyll and Hyde split-personality scenario to take advantage of Jim Carrey’s (The Truman Show, Liar Liar) ability to play wildly...
Obsessed (2009)
It’s The Temp redux. Obsessed is a glossy thriller that delivers everything on a surface level. The makers of the film think that it will be provocative, but its PG-13 rating equates to a lack of bite,...
The Lodger (2009)
David Ondaatje (if the last name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the nephew of famous novelist Michael) writes and directs (his first attempt at both) this throwback thriller based on the Marie Belloc Londes...
Dragnet (1987)
As with so many movies that would be written and starring SNL alums, Dragnet is a case of an amusing sketch comedy idea dragged out beyond its ability to truly entertain in a feature film. ...
From Russia With Love (1963)
James Bond’s (Connery) second outing sees him teamed up with a female Russian counterpart, defector Tatiana Romanova (Bianchi), in order to obtain from her a highly valued, top-secret Soviet decoding device, Lektor, which she is...
The War of the Roses (1989)
Based on the William Adler novel, The War of the Roses, an allusion to the bloody Middle Ages battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York, is director (and co-star) Danny DeVito’s (Hoffa, Duplex) second theatrical directorial...