The Bourne Ultimatum
December 18, 2007
Jason Bourne (Damon) is back for a third (and possibly final) installment of the popular series of films based loosely on the Robert Ludlum novels. If The Bourne Identity (2002) was about our hero escaping from his CIA handlers and The Bourne Supremacy...
Mr. Brooks
October 30, 2007
With very few exceptions (Zodiac), the serial killer genre is dead. Or, at the very least, is completely exhausted with nothing new to say. Along comes Mr. Brooks (2007) which attempts to offer the novelty of Kevin Costner, known mainly for playing upstanding...
Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition
October 29, 2007
Twin Peaks holds a special place in my heart because it was responsible for getting me seriously into movies. I had always enjoyed watching them but once I saw the Pilot episode of Twin Peaks, directed by David Lynch, I had to track down and watch everything...
Flood
October 26, 2007
I’m a huge movie lover. I’ve spent the last 30 odd years watching films and I have got to say ‘Flood’ is by far the biggest honk of Camel shit I’ve ever sat through – 120 minutes of pure pain. The basic “premise” runs like this…estranged...
Jericho: Season 1
October 18, 2007
In the 1980s, as the Cold War between the United States and Russia was intensifying, there was a real, palpable fear of nuclear war. This was reflected in our popular culture with literature like Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka’s Warday, films as...
Next
September 24, 2007
Cris Johnson (Cage) is a two-bit Las Vegas magician, a second-rate Amazing Kreskin who can also see two minutes into the future but only as it pertains to him. The one exception to his two-minute rule is a recurring vision that he has of a woman in a...
Manhunter
September 20, 2007
I think I’ve lost count how many different DVD incarnations there of Michael Mann’s film, Manhunter (1986). Anchor Bay released a superb Limited Edition Director’s Cut and then one without many of the extras. Then, they released a Michael Mann’s...
Taxi Driver: Collector’s Edition
August 15, 2007
Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) captures the sense of disillusionment that people felt towards the Vietnam War, racial hatred, and dishonest politicians like Richard Nixon in the 1970’s. His film is an emblematic document of its time and...
The Lookout
August 13, 2007
With his adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s novel, Out of Sight, Scott Frank demonstrated a knack for crime thrillers with plenty of plot twists and double crosses. Now, he’s finally gotten the chance to direct his own movie and the result is The Lookout...
Disturbia
August 6, 2007
With a starring role in the new Transformers film (2007) and a significant role in the upcoming Indiana Jones installment, Shia LaBeouf is being groomed as the next big thing. He made Disturbia (2007) just before these blockbusters and this little thriller...
