James Clayton (Colin Farrell) has just graduated with honors from M.I.T. He’s smart, athletic and seems like the perfect candidate for the CIA. So, recruiter Walter Burke (Al Pacino) brings him to Langley, Virginia to see if he can make the cut. When he arrives, Burke changes from a friendContinue Reading
Although this film shares the name of the popular 1960s show, 2002’s I Spy bares little resemblance to to the Bill Cosby and Robert Culp TV series. The characters’ names may be the same but the plot is a lot less cerebral and the action is pretty bland. Agent AlexContinue Reading
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 the terrain and foliage of Vietnam were omens of things to be. Thankfully, aside from some incursions into Panama andContinue Reading
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 he saw something. Just as quickly as it was there, it’s gone again. He hesitates, but the call to quartersContinue Reading
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 began to wane. First, James Cameron, director of the first two Terminator films was not going to direct the thirdContinue Reading
“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 lot of the same stuff from either the first movie or other action films. It’s not horrible, but it’s certainlyContinue Reading
After six years, Quentin Tarantino has returned with a film so jam-packed with action, B-movie references and blood that it had to be split into two parts. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 tells the tale of The Bride (Uma Thurman), a former member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (DiVAS). Planning toContinue Reading