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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Blue Thunder (1983)
Blue Thunder‘s title refers to a military-style, modified helicopter that is being tested as a potential future means to quell crowd insurrections. The test pilot for the helicopter is Frank Murphy (Scheider), who is...
Blue Thunder (1983)
Blue Thunder‘s title refers to a military-style, modified helicopter that is being tested as a potential future means to quell crowd insurrections. The test pilot for the helicopter is Frank Murphy (Scheider), who is...
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Perhaps a large part of the reason I seem to be enjoying the new STAR WARS arc more than most comes down to my educational background. Having a degree in Classical Civilization, I have always had...
The House of Yes (1997)
The House of Yes will probably not be for all tastes, as the subject of incest among twins probably won’t be considered funny or entertaining to many a viewer, especially when combined with the tragic...
Zoolander (2001)
Ben Stiller’s first directorial effort in five years sees the comedic actor improving in terms of comic imagery, but taking a step down in comic execution. Zoolander is an occasionally funny film that could have actually...
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
I have mixed feelings about the Hong Kong stars that leave to make bigger budget films once they have make a name for themselves. Perhaps the producers and directors of the American/European films just...
The Mission (1999)
With so many bad films coming out of Hong Kong in the latter half of the 90s, one can be thankful for director Johnny To for being one of the few to overcome all...
Enemy of the State (1998)
DC lawyer Robert Clayton Dean (Smith) is the unwitting recipient of a tape recording of a murder. Not just any murder, but of an assassination made by none other than the senior adviser to the...
Snake Eyes (1998)
There’s a heavyweight championship bout going on in an Atlantic City casino, and the Secretary of Defense is in attendance. Shockingly, he is also assassinated during the fight, and although the assassin was taken...