Joseph is a contributing writer for BeyondHollywood.com and ScifiCool.com, where he critiques movies, television, and books. He lives in PA, and obsessively loves movies, books, and the New York Yankees.

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) Movie Review

After a few years of no new Doctor Who, fans of the show would have been tickled to watch Tom Baker read from the Gallifrey dictionary for 2 hours. Instead, they got a 15-minute crossover with the “Eastenders” as part of the Children in Need charity telethon. While quite flawed and illogical,...

July 8th, 2004 | Read More

Suicide Club (2002) Movie Review

One of the most recent entries in the renaissance of Japanese horror cinema is an impressive but gory meditation on the power of pop culture on the public psyche. A pitch-black satire as well as a shocking horror film, it raises several excellent points concerning the media’s manipulation of the...

July 3rd, 2004 | Read More

Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) Movie Review

Ever since “Doctor Who” had its final sign-off in 1989, fans have been clamoring for its resurrection. They got their wish in May of 1996, when a joint BBC/Universal Films production was released on the FOX Television network. While obviously an Americanized version of the classic British...

June 14th, 2004 | Read More

Natural Born Killers: The Director’s Cut (1994) Movie Review

In Oliver Stone’s “Natural Born Killers”, beauty is true ugliness and brutality is normal and accepted behavior. This is the world of Mickey and Mallory, two itinerate mass murderers with horrific pasts turned into superstars by the tabloid press. A funny satire on American culture...

June 9th, 2004 | Read More

Gen 13 (1998) Movie Review

Back in the mid-90s, the most popular team in comic books wasn’t the X-Men, but a group from independent publisher Image Comics. Created by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi and Jim Scott Campbell, “GEN 13″ was the sexiest, edgiest team on the shelf and a hit with readers. An animated film version...

June 6th, 2004 | Read More

Godzilla, Uncut Version (1954) Movie Review

Before this year, few American viewers had ever seen the original, undiluted version of “Godzilla”. Thankfully, Rialto Pictures has taken it upon themselves to change that with their release of the Japanese cut of the classic monster film that essentially started its own genre. Viewers can...

June 3rd, 2004 | Read More

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Movie Review

Any film that bears the credit “directed by Roland Emmerich” is not going to be particularly deep. It’s likely to be a vapid, two-hour waste of time. It’s too bad that “The Day After Tomorrow” continues the trend. The film begins dramatically, with the climate of...

June 1st, 2004 | Read More

Ring Virus (1999) Movie Review

Fans of the Naomi Watts horror film “The Ring” may be surprise to learn that the US remake wasn’t the first attempt at redoing the story. It was remade in South Korea in 1999, beating Gore Verbinski’s remake by 3 years. While not as good as the original film, the Korean version...

May 19th, 2004 | Read More

Batman (1989) Movie Review

Before 1989, unless you were an avid comic book reader, you probably viewed Batman as a clownish superhero, trading punches and quips with bad guys with his youthful assistant Robin faithfully at his side. He was campy, a bit dull, and never dangerous. That is, until the summer of 1989, when Tim Burton...

May 19th, 2004 | Read More

Van Helsing (2004) Movie Review

Let’s be honest, “Van Helsing” is a big, dumb movie. But it also happens to be a relentlessly enjoyable dumb movie. While illogical and sometimes confusing, it delivers a staggering amount of spectacle, enough to quiet the nagging criticism lurking in the back of your mind. The title...

May 19th, 2004 | Read More

The Record (2000) Movie Review

It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then the makers of “The Record” must adore “I Know What You Did Last Summer”. But while the South Korean film is an obvious clone of the popular American film, it nevertheless manages...

May 7th, 2004 | Read More

Batman Returns (1992) Movie Review

With two bad movies back to back that ultimately wrecked the series, it’s hard to remember that at one time the Batman series was actually really good. Probably the best example of that is the second entry, where director Tim Burton (”Big Fish”) was given free reign to let his dark...

May 7th, 2004 | Read More

The Guyver (1991) Movie Review

“The Guyver” was one of the first in a series of Western film adaptations of anime, released in hopes of capitalizing on the success of “Akira”. Given the cold shoulder when initially released in the USA, New Line Pictures gave the film another shot by releasing it as a director’s...

May 1st, 2004 | Read More

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) Movie Review

While the second part of the Gamera trilogy was a rather disappointing effort, the series bounces back with a spectacular finale. In the three years that passed between movies, the filmmakers have corrected the flaws that detracted from the earlier installments. The result is an innovative and wildly...

April 28th, 2004 | Read More

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) Movie Review

When “Gamera: Guardian of the Universe”, Gamera’s 1995 comeback, proved to be a critical and commercial hit, the Daiei Company wasted no time in bringing back director Shusuke Kaneko and writer Kazunori Ito for a sequel. The resulting effort is “Gamera 2: Attack of Legion”,...

April 27th, 2004 | Read More

Live or Die (2003) Movie Review

Anyone looking for an excellent reason to die young should immediately rush out and buy this waste of a DVD. Although billed as an action/comedy, is has little action and the only laughs are unintentional ones caused by the poor subtitles. Worse yet, the film figures the legacy of Bruce Lee into the...

April 17th, 2004 | Read More

Godzilla vs Destroyer (1995) Movie Review

Toho Pictures decided that the 22nd Godzilla film would be the great monster’s swan song, although his retirement eventually proved to be a short one. Clever enough to tie the film to events from the original “Godzilla”, “Godzilla vs. Destroyer” features some good ideas...

April 14th, 2004 | Read More

Comrade (aka Double Agent, 2003) Movie Review

The words “double agent” and “espionage” conjure up exciting images, especially when being used to describe a movie. It’s sad that this Korean import doesn’t live up to those expectations. By choosing to focus more on narrative and the psyches of the characters instead...

April 14th, 2004 | Read More

Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla (1994) Movie Review

Probably the best thing about “Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla” is its title. It promises a terrific new monster, and it has a nice ring to it. Too bad the actual movie is an inept looking and confusing entry, making it one of the low points in the Godzilla series. Godzilla’s enemy has...

April 4th, 2004 | Read More

Hellboy (2004) Movie Review

Movies featuring little know comic book characters have come a long way since the modestly budgeted “The Crow” in 1994. Now Columbia Pictures gives Mike Mignola’s creation the full big budget treatment, complete with a talented cast and cutting edge special effects. But despite all...

April 2nd, 2004 | Read More