Genres: Action    Western   

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, ...

ALthough in many respects this film pales in comparison with Leone'slater films, it is itself a brilliant cinematic achievement. In part,this is because its failings primarily appear to be due to constraintsof budget (very small and highly uncertain) and time more than anythingelse. Even to the extent that the skills of Leone, Morricone, andothers hadn't fully flowered yet, this film is incredible...

Genres: Action    History    Horror    Mystery   

Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jérémie Renier, ...

In 1765 something was stalking the mountains of south-western France. A'beast' that pounced on humans and animals with terrible ferocity. Indeedthey beast became so notorious that the King of France dispatched envoystofind out what was happening and to kill the creature. By the end, theBeastof Gevaudan had killed over 100 people, to this day, no one is entirelysurewhat it was, wolf? hyena? or some...

Genres: Thriller   

Starring: Wes Bentley, Rachel Nichols, Simon Reynolds, Philip Akin, Stephanie Moore, ...

This movie takes a long time to get going, and I frequently found myself throwing in the flag. There are a lot of events which happen that just don't make sense and don't ring true. Initially Wes Bentley irritated me, but eventually I got to like him and his character. He's pretty good at playing a dissociative psychopath. Once the story got going it was easy to forgive the obvious mistakes...

Genres: Biography    Drama    War   

Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin, ...

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of reading "The Patton Papers," acollection of Gen. Patton's diary entries and letters edited by MartinBlumenson. Having seen the movie, I think that no actor has ever bettercaptured the spirit of a man better than George C. Scott, nor has any moviebetter portrayed that spirit than PATTON.Patton was a man who lived for war. World War II was the high point andc...

Genres: Action    Crime    Thriller   

Starring: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, ...

How much is $70,000 worth to you? I'm sure that right now 70 grand wouldcome in real handy. But is it worth numerous beatings, getting shot, beingrun over and having your toes mashed by a hammer? It is toPorter.I'm sure you're aware of the plot to this film (vengence, old flames andmucho violence) but that barely scratches the surface of this brilliantlittle noir. Whilst the story is basic the nut...

Genres: Family    Action    Drama   

Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jody Thompson, Michael York, Jade Pawluk, Brendan Fehr, ...

This movie is okay....i'll admit i found it somewhat entertaining, butit wasn't me that turned it to ABC Family in the first place...i hadjust seen Disturbing Behavior a couple of days or possibly a weekbefore my brother convinced me to watch this movie. The basic plot lineis about a sinister doctor determined to help the kids in a small townto make it smoothly through Adolecence. A young man disc...

Genres: Drama    Romance   

Starring: Martin Henderson, Piper Perabo, Jason Winer, Andrew Keegan, Marisa Theodore, ...

Recently at the movies, there hasn't been a lot of GOOD romanticcomedies without either being 1) cheesy and predictable, or 2) sappyand not funny. A Piece of my Heart (aka My Last First Date) not onlyhas some great scenes about the 'truth of dating', it also providessome comical fillers and connections between the lives of all thecharacters. Based from the play 'Heart', this script had many truthf...

Genres: Drama    Thriller   

Starring: Ben Whishaw, Francesc Albiol, Gonzalo Cunill, Roger Salvany, Andrés Herrera, ...

With "The Perfume" it's like with any blockbuster movie: if the criticspraise it, it's horrible - if the critics hate it, it's brilliant.I had the chance to watch a preview of "The Perfume" tonight and I wasvery surprised: this movie is really good! Okay, it can't actually makeyou smell all the scents and odours, but the images and the music allowyou to experience the atmosphere an...

Genres: Adventure    Family    Fantasy    Romance   

Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers, ...

Up front I will say it: this is the best Peter Pan adaptation yet, andin what follows I will tell you why. Despite the film's quality, itfailed at the box office, and for good reason. Insight into that shallbe revealed as well. Such sage wisdom ye shall not find in otherreviews. Read on.The main thing that sets this adaptation apart from previous attemptsis sexual tension. Yes, sexual tension. If ...

Genres: Drama    Fantasy    Horror    Mystery    Thriller   

Starring: Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard, ...

This scary and rather gory adaptation of Stephen King's great novel featuresoutstanding central performances by Dale Midkiff,Fred Gwynne(who sadly diedfew years ago)and Denise Crosby and some really gruesome goreeffects.Director Mary Lambert has a wonderful sense of visual style,andmanages to make this one of the few versions of King's work that is notonly worth seeing,but genuinely unnerving.Th...