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Thunderpants
In the last decade or so it seems that 'kids' movies have really increased in quality (EG. Harry Potter, PIXAR's various releases, etc, etc.), even to such an extent that they're watchable by people over the age of 12 (Shock! Horror!) Thunderpants is...
The Train
Dedicated to the 'gallant french' for all the lives they gave to save a bunch of paintings from the Nazis, this sharp, black&white war actioner is one of director John Frankenheimer's babies from a rising age of cinematic realism. Frankenheimer w...
Point Break
The greatest goddamn action film of all time! I could watch Point Break over and over again... everything in it is so rad - the dialogue, the stunts, the characters, the ending. It's all tops. I would deadset say that of all the action films I have e...
The Cup
Every now and then a foreign film comes along; a foreign film in a video case glossy enough for me to think 'this might not be so boring'. Sometimes I regret picking up some films, some times I don't. The Cup is a Tibetan film (filmed and set in Bhut...
In The Heat of the Night
Just recently I reviewed another Sidney Poitier race relations-heavy film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, a well-meaning film that time has not been very kind to. This effort, In The Heat of the Night, stands up a lot better in today's day and age, be...
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest is, without a doubt, a parody of Star Trek and it's various knockoffs. Despite what one might initially think though, it's quite gentle in it's mocking, and anyone even mildly familiar with Star Trek (particularly the original series) wi...
