2000’s X-Men was a surprisingly good comic book movie. While I wasn’t a fan of the characters going in, I was one when I left the theater. 2003’s X2: X-Men United promised to be bigger and better than the original. Thanks to the decent box-office take of the original film,Continue Reading
If you grew up in the 1970s, you’ll remember the work of Chuck Barris. His game shows, including The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and, of course, The Gong Show, were all extremely popular with audiences in the 70s, especially juvenile audiences. According to Chuck Barris’ book, Confessions of aContinue Reading
In 1993, the original Jurassic Park wowed moviegoers with on-screen dinosaurs the likes of which had never been seen before. Animals that hadn’t walked the Earth for millions of years were (seemingly) alive and terrorizing the cast. The film packed theaters and sold a lot of popcorn. I actually went to seeContinue Reading
Last summer’s abysmal The Mummy Returns introduced audiences to the character of the Scorpion King. In that film, he was a villain. Not really a willing villain, but a villain nonetheless. One of my main problems with that earlier film was that the Scorpion King wasn’t given much screen time.Continue Reading
The second episode in George Lucas’ Star Wars franchise furthers the tale of Anakin Skywalker’s journey towards the Dark Side of the Force. Picking up ten years after Episode I – The Phantom Menace, we find that the former Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) is now a Senator. An assassination attemptContinue Reading
This year’s big comic book film has finally arrived. With these types of films, there are usually two types of film-goers. There are the dyed-in-the-wool comic fans who will never be happy because of something that’s not exactly as they envisioned it. Then there’s the rest of us, who goContinue Reading
In 1764, the French region of Gevaudan was terrorized by a “Beast” that hunted women and children. This beast was intelligent enough to fear the men who would attempt to kill it. However, the women and children who wandered into the countryside alone were seemingly never spared its wrath. ThisContinue Reading