Back in 1992 one of the most pivotal talents in the history of American cinema received a glowing tribute in Richard Attenborough’s earnest biographical picture Chaplin. The biopic has always been a popular genre of film, but it is often a … Continue reading REVIEW: Chaplin (1992)
While horror sequel Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) was poorly received, it was financially successful. No surprise, then, that Sony subsiduary Screen Gems distributed a third Resident Evil in 2007. Written once again by Paul W.S. Anderson and boasting a fresh director in the shape of … Continue reading REVIEW: Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
In John Boorman’s Hell in the Pacific (1968), Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune play rival fighter pilots that crash-land on an isolated island and must overcome their animosity to survive and escape to safety. In Wolfgang Petersen’s Enemy Mine (1985), Dennis Quaid … Continue reading REVIEW: Monster Hunter (2020)
Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil (2002) was clearly produced with sequels in mind, given its deliberately open ending, and the first of those sequels emerged two years later in 2004. With Anderson busy working on Alien vs Predator, directing duties fell to … Continue reading REVIEW: Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Film adaptations of videogames always seem to endure a rough ride to the screen, whether Super Mario Bros, World of Warcraft, Street Fighter, Prince of Persia, or Mortal Kombat. It seems there are plenty of producers and directors who recognise the potential in drawing … Continue reading REVIEW: Resident Evil (2002)
Ben Stiller’s third directorial feature, Zoolander (2001), makes an even larger shift towards straight-up comedy. His cynical touches of social commentary remain, but the core narrative is much more exaggerated and deliberately silly than anything undertaken in The Cable Guy (1996). The … Continue reading REVIEW: Zoolander (2001)
Really, Hollywood has two kinds of disaster movies. The first kind puts a group of characters in mortal peril as the result of some devastating natural phenomena: a ship capsising in The Poseidon Adventure (1972) or a volcanic eruption in Dante’s … Continue reading REVIEW: Ultraviolet (2006)
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