As I was watching what I thought would be a chick flick, something funny happened: it turned into a dick flick--which is to say, more male fantasy than female romance. In romantic comedies, opposite
This is the third screen adaptation of John Godey's novel, "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three," and in director Tony Scott's hands it's a "Speed" style film about four men who hijack a New York City
Sometimes a movie's reputation precedes it. Even my son had heard that the 1998 version of "Godzilla" wasn't very good . . . which is probably why he remarked halfway through, "It's not as bad as I th
Despite Warner Bros. having restored and restored this MGM classic just a few years earlier, for the 70th Anniversary Edition the studio went back and rescanned the entire movie at an even higher reso
Thanks for the adventure. Now go have yourself a new one. So a dying Ellie has written in her adventure scrapbook, one she had previously left blank in order to fill with pictures when she finally go
One of the best cops-and-robbers crime dramas ever made gets even better in this excellent Blu-ray high-definition transfer. Thank heaven (and Warner Bros.) for small favors. The centerpiece of "Heat
"I have a cunning plan, m'lord. " As I've mentioned time and again, comedy is a funny thing. What appeals to one person, what knocks him out with laughter, may leave another person cold. I have frien
Note: In the following joint review, both John and Will comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Shots. The Film According to John: After the first t
If you would have told me that someone could remake/update the 1941 "Wolf Man" movie and not take a comedic or satiric turn, I would have told you that audiences are too sophisticated these days for t
Once every thousand years a true seeker is born who's whole purpose is to slay the embodiment of evil that lives the Prince John life of a pretender in a castle somewhere in a fantasy land. And appare
As much as I admire Tim Burton's remake of the story, I prefer this original 1971 production, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" with Gene Wilder, for its sweeter nature and more amiable songs. S
Seeing publicity shots of Robert De Niro as the monster looking like a stitched-up version of an ugly rag doll was enough to make me suspect that this version of "Frankenstein" would be no match for t