Friday the 13th Part III 

On the day after the gruesome killings in chapter two, Jason Vorhees attacks a local couple and then finds another group of teenagers to terrorize. It seems natural for the…

Kill Bill Vol. 2 

The second half of Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino’s tale of revenge suffers from overlength, but it is undeniably rewarding to see the emotional parts of the story take up…

Kill Bill Vol. 1 

Quentin Tarantino’s first movie in six years lacks the expected quality in dialogue and there isn’t much of a story. One is, however, left in awe of his creative mind…

Clockwork Orange: Hanging With Your Droogs

Malcolm McDowell. Photo: Warner Author Anthony Burgess allegedly complained that this film adaptation of his novel became so talked-about that it overshadowed everything else he did. Director Stanley Kubrick's film…

All the President’s Men: Exposing a CREEP

Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford. Photo: Warner When I was in journalism school, I took a course in investigative journalism. That particular genre is still the finest you can do…

Casino Royale

Sir James Bond (David Niven) is persuaded to come out of retirement to destroy the criminal organization SMERSH; as the new M, he gives every agent the name "James Bond"…

Frost/Nixon: A President’s Disgrace

Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. Photo: Universal Ladies and gentleman, welcome to a bout not easily forgotten. In one corner we have David Frost, a TV presenter looking to enter…

Patton: Worrisome Warrior

George C. Scott. Photo: 20th Century Fox When I mentioned on Facebook the other day that I had been watching Patton, a friend of mine at work said that he…