‘Soldier’ reviews
John’s PKD flashback review of “Soldier,” Sept. 14, 2020 “Soldier” – “Rambo” meets “The Terminator” meets “Blade Runner” with a twist: The soldiers of the future are not robots, they are human beings who have […]
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‘Mighty Joe Young’ review
“Mighty Joe Young” – A giant gorilla and his human friend search for freedom and safety in an unkind work in director Ron Underwood’s film. Joe comes to life thanks to Rick Baker’s special effects […]
‘Godzilla’ (1998) review
“Godzilla” – I hoped for only three things from “Godzilla”: 1. A radioactive lizard 2. that stomps around New York 3. causing mass destruction. I left the theater satisfied, if not blown away. Dean Devlin […]
‘Lethal Weapon 4’ reviews
John’s “Lethal Weapon 4” flashback review, June 25, 2020 “Lethal Weapon 4” – There’s something about the “Lethal Weapon” films that puts them above criticism, and that something is the attitude. You know what you’re […]
‘Small Soldiers’ review
“Small Soldiers” – It’s no secret that “Small Soldiers” is a big-budget toy commercial; the makers of the film have said as much. But that didn’t stop them from making a quality picture, as you […]
‘Rambo’ reviews
John’s “Rambo” flashback review, Jan. 9, 2020 John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009
‘Hot Fuzz’ review
“Hot Fuzz” – Simon Pegg and Nick Frost transfer their spot-on satire from “Shaun of the Dead” to the shoot-’em-up genre – Pegg’s cop even studies movies like “Bad Boys 2” to help him do […]
‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ reviews
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Perhaps the most challenging book of J.K. Rowling’s series to adapt, “Phoenix” ends up being the best “Potter” movie so far. The cinematography is rich and […]
‘Grindhouse’ review
“Grindhouse” – Writer-directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have a bloody good time here, spinning yarns in the style of the choppy, grainy B-movies they grew up watching in the 1970s. Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror” is […]