Defending Your Life (1991)
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
Dante’s Peak (1997)
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
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
(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
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
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
The Pallbearer (1996)
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
Fierce Creatures (1997)
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin were part of A Fish Called Wanda, a hilarious comedy that begged the question of whether or not there’d be a sequel. Well, Fierce Creatures reunites the cast, but it’s not a sequel. In fact, it’s a much funnier and entertaining movie. TheContinue Reading
Mallrats (1995)
In 1994, a low-budget movie called Clerks revealed the hilarious side of working in a service-oriented job. Writer/director Kevin Smith introduced the world to Dante, a convenience store clerk and Randall, a video store clerk, and their bizarre ways of dealing with their clientele. Although the acting was occasionally weakContinue Reading