No one can say that the Indiana Jones franchise has dealt with anything other than the fantastic. From flesh melting souls to thousand year old knights, the series staple is its absurdity and enjoyable ridiculous action. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull takes that to heart – a very large, overbearing heart.
This is a movie where [...]

The first in a line of Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan book-to-film adaptations, The Hunt for Red October is a suspense thriller. It’s loaded with a fantastic story, developed characters, solid all around effects, and an ending that doesn’t let up. While it may not stand as the greatest submarine movie ever created, it’s a fine piece [...]

A tense, well thought out thriller, Patriot Games is high on the list of the Tom Clancy adaptations to the screen. While it may not be accurate to the novel in a number of ways, this is still fine movie making aside from a clustered and overly long start up.
Patriot Games offers a lot of [...]

Why is it that every New York cop ready to retire in Hollywood happens to end up in the biggest case of his life? Such is the case with the dull thriller The Devil’s Own. Despite a great cast headlined by Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, the movie never gains momentum to become anything other [...]