Horror
Shadow of the Vampire
This is one of the best films I have ever seen. Maybe it’s the bald vampire Nosferatu, and how he’s rejected by society at large and totally isolated. Maybe it’s the superb performances, the dark […]
Movie Reviews
Biopic/History
In Pursuit of Honor
There’s something truly unnatural about a grown man who follows unconscionable orders to kill 500 cavalry horses without showing a shred of conscience. People have no inkling of the meaning of service and honor any […]
Action/Adventure
The Fallen Ones
If you’re going to have a cute blond engineer in the cast, at least have her make some engineering decisions. Deciding not to drill through solid granite with a hand auger is not an engineering […]
Drama/Music
House of Sand and Fog
People will work three jobs and save for years to get a house of their own. A house is more than a home. It’s more than a shelter, a refuge, or a sanctuary. When you […]
Comedy/Romance
Spellbinder
Women have to resort to black magic any more to get their man. What, with all the competition from beer ads, porn stars and even tall, erect presidential candidates who pose in a grand vagina-shaped […]
Biopic/History
Murder in the First
This is the gripping story from the heyday of Alcatraz in the 1930s about a prisoner who kills another inmate. He’s defended by an idealistic young lawyer who delves into the extenuating circumstances. The accused […]
Movie Reviews
Movie Reviews
Surrogates
The notion of “surrogate” has so many implications in the modern world, and the screenwriter does such a skillful job of weaving them all into the subtext, that it’s often disorienting to keep your bearings. […]
Horror
The Unborn
It’s unusual to see a haunting based on bona fide historical precedent. And I don’t mean some faux “exorcism” performed by self-appointed fanatics. The phenomena here began with Nazi experiments in concentration camps which opened […]
Comedy/Romance
Green Hornet
Twenty years ago when this comic strip was created, people may have been shocked when a major newspaper took political stands in favor of city officials. These days it’s the rule, not the exception. We […]