‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) … but maybe it shouldn’t have
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The appeal of Fraser and Weisz is still there, but this time it’s not enough.
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‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) … but maybe it shouldn’t have
‘Deep Impact’ (1998): Calm and comfort amid the chaos
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though unusually short on action bombast for a disaster flick, this approach has some merit.
‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’ (1995) takes Brooks back to Transylvania
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): And also back to basics, as the director/co-writer sets aside industry references and simply spoofs Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”
‘Mummy’ (1999) puts impressive wrap on 20th century Universal Monster flicks
Frightening Friday (Movie review): And it’s debatable whether anything from the new century has matched Stephen Sommers’ film.
‘Face/Off’ (1997) among the ‘who’s who’ of great body-swap movies
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Fun, thrilling and surprisingly touching, John Woo’s actioner explores the proclivities of identity.
‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’ (1993) a tight parody – with an English accent
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Mildly hampered by goofiness and familiarity, the film is nonetheless quite funny as new actors pick up the Brooks baton.
‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ (1996) is a really good half of a movie
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Rodriguez and Tarantino have fun making a grindhouse-style movie. It’s almost at the film’s expense.
‘Con Air’ (1997) doesn’t fly as high as it aims to
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): A daring premise is undercut by more plot conveniences than what’s found in the popcorn flicks in surrounding theaters.
‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ celebrates a hilarious career
TV review: This nearly four-hour documentary somberly yet happily chronicles a resume defined as much by friends and kindness as by laughs.
‘Blazing Saddles’ (1974) sends up Westerns before running out of gas
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Brooks proves there are a million ways to laugh in the West, even if he can’t figure out an ending.