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Ginger Snaps 3: The Beginning (2004) Movie Review
As a sequel to two cult favorites, “Ginger Snaps Back” (aka “Ginger Snaps 3: The Beginning”) is a 2½-star film. As a standalone movie without any ties to the series, it manages 3 stars.
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Godzilla vs Biollante (1989) Movie Review
It makes sense that Godzilla’s foe in “Godzilla vs. Biollante” would be the product of genetic engineering, since that science was beginning to dawn when the film was made. It doesn’t, at first, make
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Red Shadow (2001) Movie Review
Hiroyuki Nakano’s “Red Shadow” is a rather oddball picture. It’s not exactly a samurai film, not really a ninja film, and sure as heck doesn’t try to be an authentic martial arts picture. So
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The Village (2004) Movie Review
If you’re having trouble sleeping, taking in a showing of “The Village” will definitely fix that. While the movie is beautifully photographed and well acted, the script is boring and a massive letdown. Essentially,
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Catwoman (2004) Movie Review
The latest comic book adaptation come to life is a ridiculous and joyless effort, more likely to inspire incredulous laughter than audience enjoyment. Despite the presence of a good cast, “Catwoman” is a mess
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Zatoichi (2003) Movie Review
At last, the review of Kitano Takeshi’s “Zatoichi” remake is now online. I’ve had the DVD in my possession for the last, oh, three months or so, but for one reason or another —
Read More »Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) Movie Review
Coming into Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill: Volume 2″, the question at hand was: “Did splitting what was essentially a single story into two for the sake of cold hard cash detrimental to the overall
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Ranarna (aka At Point Blank, 2004) Movie Review
It’s a mystery why the Swedes don’t make more action films like “Ranarna” or “Executive Protection”, when they seem to do it just as well as everyone else. Maybe it’s because the locals don’t
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Ultraviolet: Mini-series (1998) TV Review
Episode 1 (of 6): “Habeas Corpus” (July 26, 2004) Although I’ve heard some very good things about the British vampire show “Ultraviolet”, I couldn’t help but be a little skeptical. After all, the British
Read More »Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004) Movie Review
“Six: The Mark Unleashed”, besides featuring a title that seems to have little relevance to the actual film (or at least any that I could decipher), is advertised as a Christian movie. The film
Read More »Maplewoods (2003) Movie Review
The low budget zombie film “Maplewoods” claims to run about 85 minutes, but that’s a big fat lie. It’s more like 60 minutes if you don’t count all the dramatic pauses the actors in
Read More »The Big Swindle (2004) Movie Review
To give credit where credit is due, first-time writer/director Dong-hun Choi certainly knows where he’s going and how to get there with his caper film “The Big Swindle”. Oh sure, the movie is highly
Read More »King of the Ants (2003) Movie Review
Although genre fans mostly know him as a horror filmmaker, Stuart Gordon’s “King of the Ants” is most definitely not a horror film — at least not in the traditional sense. But if you
Read More »Out of Reach (2004) Movie Review
“Out of Reach” is the nth Steven Seagal movie to go straight to video, is helmed by a Hong Kong director, stars Seagal as a Super Duper Martial Arts Guy With a Mysterious Past,
Read More »Jiang Hu (2004) Movie Review
Running at a breezy 80 minutes (that is, if you don’t count the extensive John Woo-ish slow motion that makes up about half the film), Ching-po Wong’s “Jiang Hu” is nothing you haven’t seen
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Stargate: Atlantis, Pilot (2004) TV Review
Wondering if you should bother with “Stargate: Atlantis” when you’ve never even seen a single episode of its predecessor, “Stargate: SG-1″? Here’s the quick answer: the first 30 minutes or so of the “Atlantis’”
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Creature Unknown (2003) Movie Review
“Creature Unknown” is about a group of friends who decide to get together in the woods on the 4th anniversary of another friend’s death. The reunion is being organized by Steve (Chris Hoffman), whose
Read More »Throwdown (2004) Movie Review
I haven’t made any secrets of my admiration when it comes to the works of one Johnnie To. The man behind such excellent cinematic fare as “The Mission”, “PTU”, and just recently “Breaking News”,
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Adam and Evil (2004) Movie Review
Like most low-budget Teen Slashers about highschoolers, “Adam and Evil” stars a bunch of pretty, thin, and white 20-somethings (they didn’t even bother to throw in a Token Minority) who have just graduated from
Read More »Guilty Pleasures (1997) Movie Review
(Movie Review by Bill Paterson) Have you ever watched a horror movie and, rather than battle an irrational paranoia that you might somehow be killed, actually find yourself hoping for it? Well, I seriously
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