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1990s / Action / Adventure / Superhero

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)

Back in the days before Spider-Man, projects based on Marvel Comics characters were pretty laughable, to say the least, and the made-for-TV movie, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a prime example.  Regardless of the casting, such...

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1990s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller

Total Recall (1990)

The idea for Total Recall began after screenwriter Ronald Shusett’s feature screenplay effort, 1974’s W, went awry. Looking to start anew, Shusett found Philip K. Dick’s short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,”...

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1970s / Drama / Thriller

Last Embrace (1979)

Twelve years he would put his type of influential thriller on the map in The Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme made an homage to the master of the contemporary thriller himself, Alfred Hitchcock.  Last Embrace may...

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2000s

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)

I find myself questioning my worth as a critic sometimes when a movie that isn’t meant for me, and for which I don’t even consider very good, can still hold my attention throughout, and...

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1990s / Action / Comedy / Thriller

If Looks Could Kill (1991)

I remember my younger, less discriminating days when I would watch “21 Jump Street” on Fox every week.  I couldn’t really remember what caused me to eventually lose interest in the show, figuring I...

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1960s / Action / Adventure / Thriller

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...

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2000s / Action / Comedy

The In-Laws (2003)

Screenwriter Andrew Bergman wrote the original 1979 classic comedy, The In-Laws, to success, and has crafted a handful of quality comedies since then, blending comedy and crime in films like Fletch, The Freshman, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Striptease. ...

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2000s / Action / Comedy

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

While it’s not going to score any points for originality, Agent Cody Banks almost has enough energy and charm to make you overlook its considerable flaws.  You can pretty much guess how it’s all going to...

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2000s / Action / Thriller

The Recruit (2003)

Listing most of the reasons why I feel The Recruit to be just mediocre fare might employ spoilers, so some gripes I have will have to be left unsaid. Of course, the two stars of the...

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2000s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts / Thriller

The Tuxedo (2002)

I’ve concluded that watching a Jackie Chan film involves some of the same elements as watching a porn flick.  Amid all the exciting action, there’s usually a dumb plot set up as a device...