The Griswalds are back on the road again. It’s been almost 8 years since the last Vacation movie. Was there a real demand for another? It’s doubtful, but since the last of the series, Christmas Vacation, was the most successful at the box office, it was easy to accept thatContinue Reading
Edward D. Wood, Jr is widely considered one of the worst directors that Hollywood has ever come in contact with. Before viewing this fact-based bio-pic, one might simply think that Wood was just a guy with no real idea of what he was doing. After viewing this movie, you’ll beContinue Reading
Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) is a successful businessman. He’s happily married, just bought a new BMW and he enjoys listening to his new CD player. He’s also just died in a car crash. Brooks, who also directed and wrote the script, takes a look at what happens to us whenContinue Reading
With the advent of computer graphics effects that can display tornadoes and alien invasions with startling realism, it appears that film makers have decided to go back and remake all of the old Irwin Allen disaster movies to take advantage of them. Dante’s Peak is the first of this year’sContinue Reading
(Note: This is a review of the Special Edition released to theaters in 1997) Twenty years ago, Star Wars entered theaters with little fanfare and virtually no backing from its distributor. Now, two sequels and $1.3 billion in revenue later, Star Wars isn’t just a movie, it’s a cultural phenomenon.Continue Reading
To label Jacob’s Ladder as a horror film does it an immense disservice. It’s a psychological/philosophical thriller/drama. How’s that for a label? Actually, it still doesn’t do the film justice. The film takes place in the early 1970’s and tells the story of Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins), who was wounded in Vietnam. RecentlyContinue Reading
One of 1996’s unfortunate box-office failures, The Pallbearer is a genuinely funny and sweet film that gives two young and rising stars an opportunity to shine. David Schwimmer, who’s better known for his role as Ross Geller on TV’s Friends, plays Tom Thompson, a 25-year-old architectural school graduate who stillContinue Reading