Son of the Pink Panther 

Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) tries to find a kidnapped princess in the country of Lugash, but the inept, young policeman (Roberto Benigni) aiding him looks eerily familiar. When director…

Revenge of the Pink Panther 

A criminal organization tries to have Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) killed, but fails; our hero lets them think otherwise. The sixth movie in this franchise is the last with…

Hurt Locker: Explosive Experience

Photo: Summit Entertainment Doctors love to complain about movies that portray their line of work. So do cops, fire-fighters, journalists… and soldiers. Many Iraq War vets harbor contempt toward this…

The Iron Giant

In the 1950s, a boy encounters a giant made of iron in the woods; the creature is from outer space and the kid's new playmate is not easily accepted by…

2010 

In 2010, a joint Russian-American expedition goes to Jupiter to find out what happened to the crew aboard the Discovery. The sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is actually…

2001: How the Solar System Was Won

Photo: MGM I remember watching this film for the first time when I was a teenager, or perhaps 20 years old. When it was over, I was so stunned and…

Snow White and Disney’s Most Bad-Assed Villain

Photo: Disney In 1937, Walt Disney certainly had made a name for himself, having supervised and participated in the creation of such enduring animated characters as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,…

The Pink Panther Strikes Again 

The deranged Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) escapes from a mental asylum and builds a powerful criminal organization that threatens to destroy whole cities unless someone kills Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers).…

Boogie Nights: Sex, Drugs and Disco

Photo: New Line Cinema The movie that looked like it might reenergize Burt Reynolds's career (it didn't really) is a fascinating look at the American porn industry in the late…

The Pink Panther 2

Someone is stealing the most precious historical artifacts in the world and Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) is hired to lead a team of crack investigators. There are virtually no redeeming…