Tag: max von sydow

Utterly delightful, Flash Gordon never fears being a knock-off, or putting an absurd spin on things, even if it's a pillow fight.

Examining America's post-war truth, Shutter Island smartly traps its lead character on an island where the only out is admitting reality.

Max von Sydow’s Celebrated Performance as a Loving Father Director Bille August’s engaging, endearing film rightfully won the Best Foreign-language Picture Oscar in 1987. Pelle The Conqueror has often …

Its power to frighten is unmatched for receptive audiences.

Branded is nonsense.

Loud is beautifully framed and tinted with raw emotion that doesn't have enough energy to saturate the entire piece.

... If there's any film worth watching twice for its various alterations, it might as well be The Exorcist

Phillip K. Dick's short story is turned into an extravagant film, one a bit longer than it probably needs to be, yet it never loses focus.

It is a wonderful intentionally campy early '80s effort, the priceless segment being that of Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones), quarterback of the New York Jets, using objects in …