Benicio Del Toro

The Wolfman

May 20, 2010 // 0 Comments

A renaissance of gothic-themed movies is currently underway it seems, with the recently released "Sherlock Holmes" and Universal's remake of "The Wolfman" probably being the biggest contenders thrown in the ring. Since gothic [...]

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

February 4, 2010 // 0 Comments

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas It's been 10 years since Universal first released the DVD version of Terry Gilliam's "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" and I was eager to see has this film would turn out in high definition, as it is an [...]

Sin City

April 15, 2009 // 0 Comments

While it had been anticipated with some trepidation initially, Robert Rodriguez proved that he was the right man to put Frank Miller's comic book "Sin City" onto celluloid. Since its release it has converted even the most comic-book-averse [...]

Sin City

January 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

Sin City: the movie is proof that picking a winner is not always obvious in Hollywood. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller respectively (with Quentin Tarantino coming in as a "special guest director" for one of the scenes), Sin City is [...]

Swimming with Sharks: This is a Special Edition You Schmuck

August 3, 2005 // 0 Comments

Kevin Spacey plays Buddy Ackerman, a studio executive who breaths new life into the term "boss from hell" as he mentors his new assistant, Guy (Frank Whaley), in the darker than dark comedy, "Swimming with Sharks". Fresh out of film [...]

Snatch

July 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

I’m going to start off this review with a little story. Two years ago, in the summer of 1999, I was tipped off on the fanatical Internet DVD forums that a little known film from England was going to be released on DVD and that it was available online [...]

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

November 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

I missed "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" during its theatrical run. Fortunately, now that Universal Home Video have released this title on DVD, I’ve finally been able to see this exceptional film. "Exceptional" might actually be the [...]