Twister is everything that’s right with summer blockbusters. It’s loaded with comedy, likeable characters, and enough “smart” dialogue to let the audience feel like they’re learning something. The action is intense, and the special effects are classic. There’s hardly anything to complain about in this Jan de Bont weather epic. Twister wastes no time in [...]

A departure from what fans typically expected from Michael Crichton, Rising Sun is about international relationships, not radical new technology. Instead, Crichtion chose to focus on the Japanese, and their involvement with American business. The novel was involving, a quick read loaded with tension. The film is similar in tone, although as with all adaptations, [...]