First Blood

John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), a Vietnam veteran, arrives in a small town and is subsequently harassed by the police and hunted into the forest where he exacts revenge. Having made…

Brief Encounter: Politely Passionate

Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Photo: Eagle-Lion The legendary film critic Pauline Kael didn’t seem to care much for this film. Acknowledging it as a “celebrated tearjerker”, she also called…

My Best Friend’s Wedding 

When Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) finds out that her best friend, Michael O'Neil (Dermot Mulroney), is getting married, she realizes that she actually loves him and does everything to stop…

Black Panther: Royal Rumble

Chadwick Boseman. Photo: Marvel At the premiere of this entry in the Marvel franchise, the praise was universal and looked a little bit like how Get Out (2017) was received.…

Closer: Bodies in Motion

Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts and Jude Law. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing Mike Nichols was lauded for turning Tony Kushner’s play “Angels in America” into a great miniseries in…

No Country for Old Men: Blood in the Sand

Javier Bardem. Photo: Miramax When I started reading Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”, it took a while before I was hooked, until the author’s way of conjuring a desolate, bleak future…

Antz 

Worker ant Z ends up posing a major threat, along with princess Bala, to a power-crazed general in the hill. This movie and a bug's life are what we get…

Amadeus: The Burden of Mediocrity

Tom Hulce. Photo: Orion Pictures Most of us recognize Antonio Salieri’s feelings. He has worked hard to achieve something, got a good education and managed to become court composer to…

Final Destination 3 

As Wendy Christensen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and friends are about to take a roller coaster ride, she has a premonition of a major accident and they decide not to take…