The Last of the Finest
September 15, 2011
The Last of the Finest (1990) is one of those films that you end up discovering on television late at night when there’s nothing else on and you can’t sleep. It has the feel of a generic cop show, something Michael Mann might’ve knocked off in his...
Unknown
January 31, 2007
A man (Caviezel) wearing a jean jacket wakes up in a locked warehouse to find an unconscious man (Pantoliano) tied to a chair, another unconscious man (Sisto) hanging from an overhead walkway by a handcuffed arm and another man (Kinnear) lying out cold...
Tales from the Crypt: Season 1
January 31, 2006
In the late ’80 and early ‘90s HBO backed an attempt to bring back the famous E.C. comic book Tales from the Crypt in the form of a half hour anthology with a powerhouse group of filmmakers behind the camera that included the likes of Walter Hill,...
The Ultimate Matrix Collection
June 26, 2005
It’s safe to say that The Matrix trilogy has become firmly entrenched in our pop culture zeitgeist. It is a classic example of being in the right place at the right time with just the right blend of genres: moody film noir, Cyberpunk science fiction...
Roswell: Season Three
May 7, 2005
Teenagers. Tantrums. Tabasco. At the end of last season Tess’ betrayal and psychic murder of classmate Alex were revealed and, carrying Max’s child, she took the alien ship back to their home planet. Just your average Friday night in Roswell,...
The Matrix Revisited
December 23, 2003
In an attempt to satiate fans of The Matrix until the sequels arrive in theatres, the powers that be assembled a two-hour documentary and released it on DVD. The Matrix Revisited is much more than one long commercial for The Matrix movies. It is a fascinating,...
The Matrix
December 5, 2003
“George (Lucas) never saw this (phantom) menace coming” was the quote used in one publication to herald the theatrical release of the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix. A film that redefines the action genre and brings science fiction to the mass market....
Daredevil
November 12, 2003
The superhero genre is one that is ideally suited for the transition to the big screen, full of larger than life colourful characters with classic good versus evil struggles. Recently there has been a renaissance in these films & the latest hero to...
The Sopranos: Season Four
December 9, 2001
Some critics found the fourth season of The Sopranos to be an uneven collection of episodes. Fans were disappointed that more characters did not get whacked (even despite a shocking death scene of an important character). Few people seemed to realize...