‘Wild Wild West’ review
“Wild Wild West” – The story – Will Smith and Kevin Kline track down evil, power-hungry Kenneth Branaugh – is simplistic and the characters are dull. This would be forgivable if “Wild Wild West” was […]
Movies
‘Mystery Men’ review
“Mystery Men” – In this remarkably dull superhero parody, Captain Amazing is kidnapped and it’s up to the “other guys” to save the day – among them Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), whose power is to […]
‘Arlington Road’ review
“Arlington Road” – Jeff Bridges teaches a class on terrorism and Tim Robbins is his suspicious neighbor in a film exploring the dynamics of conspiracies and paranoia. “Arlington Road” makes several important observations – notably […]
‘Bowfinger’ review
“Bowfinger” – Written by and starring Steve Martin, this is the story of a small-time producer desperate to make a movie. After action star Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) turns down the leading role, Bowfinger finds […]
‘Lake Placid’ review
“Lake Placid” – “Halloween H2O” director Steve Miner cranks out another horror film that cuts corners whenever possible. Hardly anyone lives on the lake being terrorized by the 30-foot crocodile, so the “dangerous situations” seem […]
‘The Haunting’ review
“The Haunting” – The second adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel “The Haunting of Hill House” has Liam Neeson conducting an experiment on the nature of fear under the guise of an insomnia study. The twist […]
‘The Blair Witch Project’ review
“The Blair Witch Project” – This low-budget film from Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez has a seemingly can’t-miss premise: Three student filmmakers venture into the Maryland woods to research the legend of the Blair Witch, […]
‘Universal Soldier: The Return’ review
“Universal Soldier: The Return” – This stylish but empty sequel pits former Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) against the latest crop of power-hungry computerized soldiers, including Michael Jai White and wrestler Bill Goldberg. […]
‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ reviews
“Austin Powers” trilogy flashback review, July 23, 2020 “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” – The plot of Mike Myers’ spy spoof sequel is so ridiculous that Austin Powers himself actually makes fun of […]
‘The Mummy’ (1999) review
“The Mummy” – Writer-director Stephen Sommers blends light humor with serious drama in Universal’s bid to start a new “Mummy” franchise. Brendan Fraser leads one of two teams in search of treasure, but Imhotep is […]