Kiefer Sutherland

Pompeii

May 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the latest studio to bring to audiences a bombastic costume spectacle with "Pompeii." With cast members such as Kiefer Sutherland, Kit Harington, Jared Harris and Carrie-Anne Moss in tow, the film has now [...]

Monsters vs. Aliens

October 21, 2009 // 0 Comments

The latest film to come out of Dreamworks' animation studios is "Monsters Vs. Aliens, " a wonderful romp that not only has a lot of potential, but also makes a great candidate for a stellar high definition presentation. Clearly, we had to [...]

Dragonlance: Dragons Of Autumn Twilight

January 7, 2008 // 0 Comments

About 20 years ago I was reading a trilogy of fantasy novels based on the AD&D universe. As you can imagine, these novels were Tracy Hickman's and Margret Weiss' novels that made up the first "Dragonlance" trilogy. I was enchanted [...]

Flatliners

June 26, 2007 // 0 Comments

I find it truly amazing how one's perception of a movie can change over time. When "Flatliners" first came out in 1990 I thought it was not nearly as good a film as I had hoped for. It was okay. When the DVD appeared years after that I [...]

I Trust You To Kill Me

March 14, 2007 // 0 Comments

In the musical documentary "I Trust You to Kill Me, " first-time director Manu Boyer chronicles a few weeks in the life of struggling rock singer Rocco DeLuca and his band The Burden as they trudge through a rocky European tour. Film and TV star [...]

24: Season 5

January 10, 2007 // 0 Comments

Few prime-time television dramas provide as much action and gripping suspense as Fox's "24." Each season of this political thriller follows Federal Agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) as he shoots, maims, and manipulates his way through [...]

The Sentinel

September 12, 2006 // 0 Comments

In an era when homeland security is at its tightest and terrorism is a household word, an attempted attack on the President of the United States seems like more than just summer movie fodder. Political thrillers have had a noticeable upswing over the last [...]

Phone Booth

June 23, 2003 // 0 Comments

Given the response I had seen after the movie’s theatrical release I had high hopes for ’Phone Booth’ and decided to give it a check-up when the DVD arrived here. Sadly, the movie did not really live up to my expectations. The plot is weak and [...]

Beat

November 11, 2002 // 0 Comments

Drug addiction, madness, sexual obsession and beatific language represented the mantra of the writers of the Beat Generation. Their literary output aside, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg led such fascinating lives that it would be [...]

Stand By Me

August 29, 2000 // 0 Comments

Over the years, dozens of directors have dared to take the challenge of adapting a Stephen King novel into a feature film. Of those, many have failed – most of them, miserably – and few have succeeded. But, only one director has triumphed over [...]