Absolon (2003) Movie Review

Movies like “Absolon” really try my patience. Like another Direct-to-Video victim about Corporate Conspiracy called “Power Play”, “Absolon” has it in its head that it’s important — or, at the very least, substantial. Of course the problem with this notion...

August 1st, 2003 | Read More

Fortress (1993) Movie Review

If you can ignore the first 6 minutes or so of 1993’s “Fortress”, then the rest is relatively entertaining. In a nutshell: in the near future, the U.S. is a fascist country that limits one child per couple. Our leads, played by Christopher Lambert (”The Point Men”) and Loryn...

July 23rd, 2003 | Read More

Alien Hunter (2003) Movie Review

There’s a reason why independent filmmakers who make a living selling moderately budgeted genre movies to videos and cable outlets insist on using generic titles for their movies. It helps to attract the attention of a video store customer who may not know the movie existed; hence the word “alien”...

July 19th, 2003 | Read More

Now and Again (1999-2000) TV Series Review

“Now and Again” is a wonderful TV show that was unfortunately cancelled after only one season. But at least it got to last for a full season, with a full 22 episodes to its credit. If nothing else, those of us who appreciates a well-made TV show, with just the right combination of fantasy,...

July 7th, 2003 | Read More

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2004) Movie Review

If 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” proves anything, it’s that James Cameron was way ahead of the curve in 1991, when he stormed into theaters with “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Twelve years later, “T3″ is still employing nearly all of the CGI...

July 2nd, 2003 | Read More

Epoch (2000) Movie Review

UFO Films, the production company that made “Epoch”, has done some of the worst movies I’ve ever had the misfortune to see. They count “Dragon Fighter” and “Python 2″ among their cheapo failures, although compared to this travesty called “Epoch”,...

June 30th, 2003 | Read More

The Animatrix (2003) Movie Review

Most of “The Animatrix”, 9 short animated episodes (about 10 minutes a piece) that takes place within the world of “The Matrix”, is superfluous. But there are three segments that have direct bearing on the world of the Matrix, not to mention acting as prelude to “The Matrix:...

June 26th, 2003 | Read More

X Change (2000) Movie Review

“Xchange”, despite being a rather good movie, makes one generalization that nearly sinks it. At its heart, the movie claims that all corporations, and the corporate structure, are inherently evil. Which leads me to these ironic questions: What corporation financed this movie? Without corporations,...

June 18th, 2003 | Read More

Deathlands (2003) Movie Review

Slowly but surely, the Sci-Fi Channel is starting to become a terrific reservoir for original science fiction movies. While we’re not talking about Hollywood just yet, considering what the cable network has bankrolled in recent years, from the “Dune” mini-series to its sequel, “Children...

June 17th, 2003 | Read More

Equilibrium (2003) Movie Review

Bursting at the seams with style, coolness, and balls out action, Kurt Wimmer’s 2002 film “Equilibrium” defies logic (but probably not Hollywood logic, if such a thing exists) by not getting a bigger theatrical run. Written and directed by Wimmer (”The Recruit”), “Equilibrium”...

May 21st, 2003 | Read More

Fatal Conflict (2000) Movie Review

In “Fatal Conflict”, Kari Wuhrer (”Eight Legged Freaks”) plays a woman who is sent to stop a runaway prison ship that has been taken over by a vengeful psycho. The screenplay by Chris Hyde offers up the most ludicrous, convoluted, and logic defying mess that I have had the displeasure...

May 20th, 2003 | Read More

The Matrix: Reloaded (2003) Movie Review

Taking place 6 months after the events of the first “Matrix”, “The Matrix: Reloaded” returns most of the characters from the original (with the exception of the Tank character) and adds new ones. This time around the last remaining human city Zion is shown in all of its grungy...

May 19th, 2003 | Read More

Time Changer (2002) Movie Review

You’ve got to hand it to Christian filmmakers like Rich Christiano. They must constantly feel like the Christians of ancient Rome trying to survive in the Coliseums. There’s probably no greater irony than the presence of diehard Christians working in an industry famous for its lack of morals....

May 8th, 2003 | Read More

Star Trek 10: Nemesis (2002) Movie Review

Much to its own detriment, the “Star Trek” franchise has become so niche that it doesn’t allow room for the uninitiated or even the casual viewer anymore. Take “Star Trek: Nemesis” for example: the show offers absolutely nothing by way of explanation or history on the characters....

May 4th, 2003 | Read More

Yesterday (2002) Movie Review

“Yesterday” is a flashy and competently put-together South Korean take on futuristic sci-fi. It’s essentially about a group of lab experiments, led by the biggest and baddest lab experiment of them all, coming out of the woodworks in search of their creator, all in the name of revenge....

May 1st, 2003 | Read More

Drive: Director’s Cut (1997) Movie Review

Steve Wang’s “Drive” is an exceptionally entertaining action film, but it’s a miserable everything else. The movie, about a Hong Kong supersoldier who escapes to America with an army of inept bad guys at his tail, would make a fine Jet Li movie, and in fact you get the feeling...

April 23rd, 2003 | Read More

Dreamscape (1984) Movie Review

“Dreamscape” was made in 1984, and you have to take that date into consideration to fully understand its paranoia, which led to the movie’s main storyline: a shadowy government agency, led by the evil Christopher Plummer, plans to assassinate the President (Eddie Albert) using dreams....

April 21st, 2003 | Read More

Dreamcatcher (2003) Movie Review

Besides being a giant mess and a terrible bore of a movie, “Dreamcatcher” has the same problem as “Signs” — it’s a science fiction movie about aliens made by people who aren’t interested in the topic. If the screenplay by William Goldman (”The Princess...

April 16th, 2003 | Read More

Predator (1987) Movie Review

Back when simple was appreciated, and brawn ruled over brains, John McTiernan’s “Predator” was king. I am talking, of course, about the ’80s, when patriotism wasn’t a 4-letter word and Hollywood was still trying to please the moviegoing public first instead of showing off...

March 24th, 2003 | Read More

Predator 2 (1990) Movie Review

Despite offering up more violence, blood, killings, and a lot more gore, 1990’s “Predator 2″ somehow doesn’t come close to approaching the coolness that the original “Predator” radiated from every pore of its over-the-top skin. Maybe it’s because lead Danny Glover...

March 24th, 2003 | Read More