Hot Tub survives on its nostalgia, and if you think screaming, “Wolverines!” is some sort of comic book or college football reference, you’re going to miss a lot of what is funny here.

This is hardly a straightforward war effort, the Nazis playing more of a bit part in international espionage.

Director Brian G. Hutton is able to blend that humor into the dramatic, utilizing timing and care to ensure the mixture works.

The film chooses not to skewer the Star Wars films alone, but their industry impact.

Mr. Funktastic. That is an actual character in Bulletproof Monk, played by Marcus Jean Piare. He has a group of pickpockets working for him, although how a group of street kids actually find “Mr. Funktastic” in anyway dominating remains a mystery. Thankfully, this ridiculous character is dropped in the first act, saving the audience of [...]

Batteries can be used as a horror device, contrary to what many may have thought prior to 1988’s Child’s Play. Those hefty size D’s roll onto the floor and it stops Karen (Catherine Hicks) cold. That dolls she bought for her son from a street peddler is alive without power, and it has killed. It [...]

“His pulse never went above 85, even as he ate her tongue.” That line, spoken by Anthony Heald, happens moments before the audiences first meeting with Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). It sets an eerie, dark mood, one enhanced by a long walk down a hallway toward Lecter’s holding cell partially in first-person. It’s an unforgettable [...]

Contrary to the sequels which focused solely on Peter Sellers character, the 1963 debut Pink Panther is a surprisingly different film than the sequels. While Inspector Clousea is critical to the plot of the film, the story belongs to David Niven as a sly jewel thief, trying to steal the precious Pink Panther diamond. At [...]

Unintentionally campy, Species is a load of creature feature fun. While the special effects are terribly dated and the performances impossible to be taken seriously, this gory romp offers adequate entertainment value. Ben Kingsley, who is completely out of place here, stars as a government agent tasked with tracking down an alien species whose DNA [...]

Home of the Brave brings yet another look at the Iraq war, this from the view of four veterans who survived an ambush while delivering medical supplies. Irwin Winkler directs a script by first-timer Mark Friedman, who makes some rookie mistakes, but otherwise creates a compelling drama about the after effects of war. Jessica Biel, [...]