Alien: The Deadly Stowaway

Sigourney Weaver. Photo: 20th Century Fox The most famous sequence of this horrifying classic takes place about thirty minutes into the story. Everyone is relaxing after a somewhat gut-wrenching experience.…

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 

With this third entry in the second series of Star Wars films, George Lucas closed in on the original series – not just in terms of story but also quality.…

Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Gorgeously Cheesy

Photo: DreamWorks Here’s a few numbers for you: 2.8 tons of Plasticine in 42 colors were used for the characters and the miniature sets, of which there were 30; it…

Scary Movie 3

So, this is when they got rid of the Wayans brothers and hired the people who virtually created this genre, including David Zucker. Primarily, The Ring and Signs are spoofed,…

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 

The second Star Wars movie in the second series brings us ten years into the future after the events in The Phantom Menace (1999). The foundation to Anakin’s fall is…

Million Dollar Baby: No Guts, No Glory

Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank. Photo: Warner As an actor, Clint Eastwood is a genuine American icon. His career as a director on the other hand looked quite uneven in…

MASH: Indecency At Its Best

Gary Burghoff and Roger Bowen. Photo: 20th Century Fox Everyone knows and loves M*A*S*H, the wonderful TV show that made Alan Alda a star. Most people also know that the series…

Monsters, Inc.

Another well-made, visually impressive film from Pixar, this time about a community of monsters in a city whose power supply consists of screams from children who have encountered the monsters…

Shadow of the Vampire: A Symphony of Horrors

Willem Dafoe. Photo: Lionsgate Anyone who has ever seen Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau’s marvelous, silent vampire flick, is likely to never forget the appearance of Count Orlok, the bald, rat-like bloodsucker…

Unforgiven: A Case of Damaged Property

Clint Eastwood. Photo: Warner Let's go back to 1983 for a while. Who would have thought then that Clint Eastwood, the tough guy who had made a few pretty good…