Snowden (2016)
It would seem a daunting proposition to try to give a dramatization of events and issues that have already been captured brilliantly on film just a couple of years prior, as Snowden reenacts a good deal...
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
2010’s Alice in Wonderland wasn’t really a great film, but it did rake in a hefty billion dollars from the worldwide box office, so, naturally, that’s going to green-light a sequel just about every time. Six...
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
I should preface this review by stating that I opted to see the 2D version of The Amazing Spider-Man rather than the 3D (or 3D IMAX). It is possible that I might be less impressed with...
Enduring Love (2004)
In Roger Ebert’s Glossary of Movie Terms, which comes from his annual movie guide, “Roger Ebert’s Video Companion”, he lists a term called the Balloon Rule, which states, “Good movies rarely contain a hot-air...
Formula 51 / The 51st State (2001)
I’m uncertain as to the reasons why the producers of this film looked to Hong Kong director Ronny Yu to make this Tarantino-esque screenplay fly, but the results are less than impressive. The 51st State (changed to Formula...
Little Nicky (2000)
I guess you can’t expect much when the writer of such crap films as Ready to Rumble, and the Mighty Ducks films is the ringleader writer-director of a film like Little Nicky (co-written by Adam Sandler and longtime Sandler...
The Replacements (2000)
The players of professional football go on strike with four weeks to go in the season and the owners decide to call in replacement players to finish out the year. Gene Hackman plays the...
Notting Hill (1999)
William Thacker (Grant, Sense and Sensibility), owner of a quaint bookstore in Notting Hill, England, receives a famous customer in the form of Anna Scott (Roberts, Stepmom), the most popular actress in Hollywood. They bump into...