When the Coen Brothers go to work, things always turn out as a big fat mess, something so hair-raising that all you can do in the end is shake your head and wonder how this all happened. Whether it's "Fargo," "No Country For Old [...]
Dario Argento has been one of the celebrated masters of Italian horror cinema since the 1970s, but his directorial output since the late 1980s has been largely disappointing to fans of gialli, a horror sub-genre of lurid, graphically violent murder [...]
"A Christmas Story" has become a regular staple not only in Warner's Holiday release lists, but also in our family. It has become almost a tradition to watch the movie in the pre-holiday season and although I must have seen it a million [...]
Peter Weir's film about a young man who's life is highly publicized and dissected before the eyes of a huge TV audience had been the box-office sensation of 1998 and gave rise to what we now call "Reality Television." Little did we [...]
After his incredible resurrection of the comic book superhero with "Batman Begins, " director Christopher Nolan continues the story of the caped crusader in "The Dark Knight, " making sure Batman will forever take his place in the top [...]
Just in time for the theatrical release of its remake, "The Day The Earth Stood Still" arrives on Blu-Ray disc. It is the 1951 sci-fi movie by director Robert Wise which was a very strong social commentary of its timed, and although it may be a [...]
"Old School" was one of Will Ferrell's early movies after leaving Saturday Night and back then already, he was shoehorning himself into the kind of excessive character that we've seen since over and over again. When the film first [...]
When it hit theaters a few years ago, "Fearless" was supposed to be Jet Li's last period martial arts film, much to the dismay of his countless fans around the globe. Well, fortunately for us, it turned out to be not entirely true, as the [...]
With the success of "Monster's Ball" (2001) and "Finding Neverland" (2004) behind him, director Marc Forster has established himself as a critic's and awards darling, if not necessarily a major cinematic artist. Thus, in [...]
Pixar Studios are one of the most amazing movie studios on the planet for one single reason. They are practically infallible! Other studios typically have a mixed track record of hits and flops and a LOT of movies somewhere floating in-between. With [...]
