Thunderball (1965)
For those who think that the worst of Sean Connery’s Bond adventures is still better than the best Roger Moore ever did, I hereby submit Thunderball as an end to that argument. Overlong and far...
Category: Thriller
The Fugitive (1993)
A film doesn’t necessarily have to be high art to be good, and The Fugitive is case in point. It would be a smash hit for 1993, amassing almost $200 million at the box office,...
Foul Play (1978)
Foul Play marks the second of two Colin Higgins screenplays to liberally lift plots straight from the works of Alfred Hitchcock, then wrap it up in 70s comic style, Silver Streak being the other. Call this The 39...
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
What was already a formula action picture in The Fast and the Furious, becomes a rehash of the same formula in the newest entry in the street racing saga, 2 Fast 2 Furious. Here’s the formula...
Bad Santa (2003)
First, let me get out of the way that I’m not giving Bad Santa a bad review because I found it morally repugnant or that I’m upset at yet another desecration of a beloved icon. It’s...
The Punisher (1989)
Back in the day, Marvel-licensed superhero flicks weren’t so hot, and The Punisher‘s only real claim to success was that it was at least better than Captain America. 2004 will see another attempt at telling the...
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Coming into Kill Bill, many people will have a good deal of negative feelings stored up for the egotistical filmmaker responsible, as well as the fact that Miramax is going to make us pay twice...
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
Back in 1992, screenwriter Richard Jefferies wrote the screenplay for a little known comedy-horror atrocity called The Vagrant, which was about a man who buys a new house only to be terrorized by a local...
Matchstick Men (2003)
I’ve always found great enjoyment in the con man thrillers, usually, because they are the smartest of the suspense genre, having to be totally believable while doing some things so subtle that it would...
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Call this El Mariachi 3, Desperado 2, or Once Upon a Time in Mexico — whatever the name, nothing is going to make this turd smell sweet. The third and last entry in the Mariachi trilogy proves that...