"What was that? " "It's a scary noise in a dark cave. Keep moving. " The question you're probably wondering is, Why is there a "2" in the title? Is it a sequel? Well, not exactly. It's more of a, sor
One of my numerous shortcomings as a film viewer is a severely limited tolerance for films featuring hyper-macho, confrontational characters. I'm certain “Goodfellas” is a masterpiece, but the constan
Only God in Heaven could create a physical beauty as breathtakingly stunning as French actress Emmanuelle Beart's. Depressingly, Beart's first American film was the hellish disaster "Date With an Ange
Bollywood cinema has changed a lot for the better in the last decade or so, partly due to the arrival of new filmmakers willing to break the conventional Bollywood format and style for more substance
In 1939, “Stagecoach” became the first so-called “adult” Western, bringing a new kind of complexity and seriousness to a genre that had mostly wallowed in B-movie Gulch. But it took television a while
You do not feel guilty when you squash a fly . . . and I think that means something. We’ve all played this game. What if you could have ONE super power, which one would you choose? And who hasn’t,
The following is a review of Criterion's May 2012 Blu-ray release of “Being John Malkovich.” The main body of the review was written by John Puccio for the 2000 SD release by Polygram USA. Christopher
In 2003, Steve Martin and Queen Latifah made their only film together: “Bringing Down the House,” which, if you can believe the box blurbs, Larry King said is “one of the funniest movies ever.”
Steve Martin fans can create some space on their shelves with the purchase of the 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray of “Father of the Bride,” because the three-disc set includes “Father of the Bride” a
In 1989, British audiences saw a made-for TV movie about a young solicitor (lawyer) who was sent to a tiny, isolated village on the salt marshes to settle the estate of a childless woman who had recen
The opening titles of “La terra trema” (“The Earth Will Tremble”, 1948) declare that the film takes place in the Sicilian fishing village of Aci Trezza, but that its events occur anywhere that “men ex
Bear with me for the teensiest of spoilers. There's a wonderfully quiet moment in the generally loud blockbuster “The Avengers” that sticks in my memory. Preparing to fight with the Hulk, Thor (Chris