Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
With a convincing rasping wheeze, Samuel L. Jackson (Home of the Brave, Snakes on a Plane) shows off that he has range beyond playing a bad-ass with Resurrecting the Champ, a well-acted but rather formulaic story...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were quite a phenomenon among adolescents in the mid-to-late-1980s, starting off with humble beginnings back in comic book form in 1984, expanding into a wildly popular line of action...
The Dead Pool (1988)
The fifth and final Dirty Harry film may not go out with a bang, but it is an amusing and exciting enough cop thriller to please the genre fans. There are no social obstacles to hurdle...
The Island (1980)
You can lead Michael Caine (Dressed to Kill, The Italian Job) to water, but you can’t make him act. At least, if the films he’s done anywhere near it is any indication. You think he...
Superman Returns (2006)
After nearly twenty years, Superman finally returns to the big screen, in a sequel (of sorts) of the events and characters as portrayed in Superman and Superman II. It’s a film that has been a long time...
Continental Divide (1981)
John Belushi stars as Chicago Sun-Times star reporter Ernie Souchak, a household name in town for exposing corrupt politicians, whose latest assignment is to travel to the Rocky Mountains in order to do a...
I Love Trouble (1994)
Nick Nolte stars as Peter Brackett, Chicago’s most popular reporter, and eligible bachelor. Brackett has been coasting for years off of his own image and reputation, regurgitating his older material and trying to pass...
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday is a famous and important film for many reasons, probably most for introducing the world to the incomparable Audrey Hepburn, here in her first major starring role, and one which won her...
Van Wilder (2002)
For the purposes of this review, I chose to watch the unrated version of National Lampoon’s Van Wilder because it’s probably the version most people will opt to watch now that it’s on video. Boy,...
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Bruce Almighty is an attempt by Jim Carrey to marry the comedies that made him a star with the more high-concept films he has made since becoming a more serious actor. From the old school...