Constantine: Deluxe Edition
December 3, 2005
Constantine (2005) marks the feature film debut of music video director Francis Lawrence who, judging by the look of this movie, would like to follow in the footsteps of David Fincher. For his first time out, Lawrence takes on the daunting task of adapting...
Steamboy: Director’s Cut
December 2, 2005
Steamboy (2004) is the latest entry into the Steampunk subgenre, speculative fiction that presents an alternate historical setting of the Victorian era in which modern technological advances were invented earlier in history through the assistance of steam-era...
The Ring 2
December 2, 2005
After the huge success of the arguably superior Hollywood remake of the hit Japanese chiller Ringu (try saying that after a few pints), comes the predictable sequel. Now, sequels fall into two categories: ones that take the original idea and build on...
Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Collection
December 2, 2005
Before The Matrix movies transformed Keanu Reeves into an international movie star, his biggest contribution to the popular culture zeitgeist was Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989). It is a charming little movie about two surfer dudes who travel...
Hitch
December 2, 2005
After such pumped-up marathons like Ali and I, Robot perhaps it’s no big surprise that Will Smith decided to take it easy in a nice romantic comedy for a change as a New York cupid who spends his time getting unattractive men to know what women...
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
December 1, 2005
The Crow franchise has gotten progressively worse since its first installment back in 1994. So much so that this latest effort has gone directly to video despite the presence of name stars like Edward Furlong, Tara Reid and Dennis Hopper. The template...
Remington Steele: Season 1
December 1, 2005
Private detective TV shows were all the rage in the 1980s: Hart to Hart, Simon and Simon, Moonlighting and, of course, Remington Steele which introduced North American audiences to actor Pierce Bronsan. As originally conceived, Remington Steele was about...
Man of the House
December 1, 2005
Gruff Texas Ranger Tommy Lee Jones winds up babysitting five cheerleaders when they witness a murder. Shenanigans ensue. Pre-Men in Black, if you mentioned that Tommy Lee Jones was about to take a dip in the comedy pool you might have caused a friend...
The Browning Version
December 1, 2005
Anthony Asquith was a British filmmaker who specialized in cinematic adaptations of literature that included the likes of Pygmalion (1938), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) and most significantly the following plays of Terence Rattigan: While the...

