Weekend War (1988)
Sean
Back in the 1980s, Central America was the area of the world where it was thought that U.S. troops would most likely see combat action. Many thought the similarities with…
November 2003
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
From the bow of the British Navy’s HMS Surprise, the watchman catches a glimpse of something up ahead in the fogbank. He’s not sure what it is, but he’s sure…
I, Madman (1989)
Virginia (Jenny Wright) is addicted to trashy horror novels. She works in a used book store and she’s recently discovered the author Malcolm Brand, who wrote two particularly odd books…
Homicide (1991)
David Mamet’s early directorial work, including the previously reviewed Oleanna, featured what has become known in some circles as “Mamet-speak”. Mamet-speak has the characters spouting lines of dialogue almost on…
Gloomy Sunday (2003)
Laszlo (Joachim Krol) is a successful Jewish restaurant owner in Budapest, Hungary circa 1938. His lovely assistant, Ilona (Erika Marozsan), is his biggest asset as well as his lover. When…
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
When it was announced that a sequel to the classic Terminator 2 was going to be made, my hopes were relatively high. But as the details were revealed, my enthusiasm…
Blade II (2002)
“Been there, done that,” says Whistler as a vampire attempts to kill him. That’s pretty much a summary of how I feel about this sequel to 1998’s Blade. It’s a…