Written by John SaylesDirected by John Sayles Lone Star is one of those little-known movie gems that draws me back in again and again. I’ve already rented it twice to watch, and […]
Movie Review: Volcano – A Volcano in Los Angeles, or Mark Furhman Meets Lava
Written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy RayDirected by Mick Jackson As if there are not already enough problems in California with fires, earthquakes, mudslides, and typhoons (not to mention recall elections), Los […]
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (2004) – Where Have All The Real Reporters Gone? Not to Fox News, That’s For Sure!
Directed by Robert Greenwald How ironic, is it, that Colin Powell was seen on television calling into question the Ukrainian election results. The cries of fraud ring particularly hollow since the main […]
A Knight’s Tale: Want To Know What The Studio Was Thinking?
Written by Brian HelgelandDirected by Brian Helgeland STUDIO REP #1: I’ve got a great idea for a movieSTUDIO REP #2: What is it?REP #1: We take Gladiator and set it in medieval […]
Movie Review – Desert Saints: The Bad Guy is Good, and the Good Guy is Bad
Written by Richard Greenberg and Wally NicholsDirected by Richard Greenberg When I first heard the title of this Kiefer Sutherland flick, for some reason I envisioned some type of military drama. Instead, […]
Alastair Reed’s Traffik (1989): An In-Depth Study of Why the Drug Problem Can Never Be Solved
When I reviewed the American film Traffic, a fellow writer suggested I check out the version that was based on – a 6-hour British miniseries directed by Alastair Reed. In my opinion, […]
Battle for the Planet of the Apes: Does It Get Any Worse Than This?
As if things weren’t getting bad enough in the last installment of this series, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, it gets even worse in this, the final of the five […]
Review of the Documentary 9/11: Many Years Later, Reflections
I am a New Yorker There have been many essays circulating the Internet since the events of September 11, 2001. One of the really good ones was with that title. (For an […]
Mulan (2020)
After seeing the trailer in theaters, Mulan (2020) was the first of the live-action* Disney re-makes I was interested in seeing. I would have actually gone to the theater to see it, […]
Matewan – How Many Have Given Their Lives in the Struggle for Workers’ Rights?
Written by John SaylesDirected by John Sayles One of the most telling lines in this John Sayles film about real events is “You ain’t men to that coal company…” For that is […]
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