Hero (2002)
With the success of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, it seemed easy to surmise that we were going to see more kung-fu epics emerge shortly thereafter. Hero is the first formidable one of these to emerge from China, and...
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Down with Love (2003)
In Nurse Betty, Renee Zellweger plays a woman that is referred to by Morgan Freeman’s character as a “modern-day Doris Day,” and I remarked that the same could be said of Zellweger herself, with her...
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
After completing “The Matrix” in 1999, Warner Bros. offered the Wachowskis the chance to take over the troubled Batman franchise. They wrote a treatment for “Batman: Year One” but decided against pursuing it. Since “The Matrix” DVD revenue alone had...
Red Rock West (1993)
Red Rock West is an early modern-noir from one of the premiere directors in that small genre, John Dahl. It marks his second effort, coming four years after the impressive debut in the equally twisty...
Daddy Day Care (2003)
You begin to wonder how someone as immensely talented as Eddie Murphy would be pigeonholed into buddy movies and films like Daddy Day Care, essentially family fare. I suppose given the kinds of things he...
Thunderbolt (1995)
If you watch Jackie Chan’s films only for the two or three lengthy, well-choreographed fight scenes, and are able to sit patiently through ninety more minutes of bad drama in between, perhaps you will...
White Palace (1990)
WHITE PALACE is bolstered by a novel idea for a romance, gaining much of its freshness from material that isn’t often explored in most love stories made in Hollywood, or anywhere else for that matter. ...
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
“Barbarism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural.” – Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard’s literary creation, originally published in a pulp magazine called “Weird Tales” during the 1930s, comes to life...
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X2 is probably going to be the dividing point between the fans of the comic book and those that are just along for the ride. If you’re a fan, (and I am a casual fan,...
The Daytrippers (1996)
The Daytrippers stars Hope Davis as Eliza, who one day finds an anonymous letter addressed to her husband (Tucci), seemingly romantic in nature. Although her marriage seems to be fine, she consults with her family...