Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

In 1930s India, Henry Jones (Harrison Ford), a young partner of his (Ke Huy Quan) and a nightclub singer (Kate Capshaw) get involved in the search for a stolen, mystical…

The Lost World: Jurassic Park 

When paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) decides to go to John Hammond's (Richard Attenborough) second dinosaur-inhabited island, her boyfriend (Jeff Goldblum) reluctantly joins the expedition. Regarding the script, there’s nothing…

Star Trek: Boldly Going to the Big Screen

William Shatner. Photo: Paramount Ever since the original TV series went into syndication, the Star Trek mania kept building throughout the 1970s. The time was ripe for the first movie adaptation and…

Return of the Jedi: A Case of the Cutes

Carrie Fisher. Photo: 20th Century Fox When I told a friend of mine that I had recently reviewed the first three Star Wars movies and reached the conclusion that the…

Empire Strikes Back: Deeper Space

Photo: 20th Century Fox I went back to this old favorite certain that I would be less impressed this time and give it a lower rating. But I’m surprised to…

Star Trek: Nemesis 

The crew of the Enterprise are tricked into going to the planet of Romulus where they encounter a human clone who desperately needs Captain Picard's (Patrick Stewart) body... The tenth…

Star Wars: A Princess Calls for Help

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. Photo: 20th Century Fox Many people of my age grew up watching the Star Wars franchise. I never did; my movie nerd era…

Gentleman’s Agreement: Walk in My Shoes

Dorothy McGuire, Gregory Peck and John Garfield. Photo: 20th Century Fox This film caused quite a stir on its arrival, but ended up winning an Oscar for Best Picture. Still,…

JFK: Watch Responsibly

Photo: Warner Some time after the premiere of Oliver Stone’s JFK, Roger Ebert ran into Walter Cronkite and received a “tongue-lashing” for having praised the film. In Cronkite’s view, it was full…

Rambo

When sadistic soldiers capture a group of missionaries that were brought inside Burma by Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), he feels a duty to save them. The fourth chapter is the goriest…