Die Hard 2

As John McClane (Bruce Willis) is waiting for his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Washington, terrorists take charge of Dulles International Airport and demand the release of a South American…

The Omen: Arrival of the Antichrist

Lee Remick. Photo: 20th Century Fox In 1973, The Exorcist had been a tremendous hit and came to spawn copies throughout the 1970s. The most successful of these diabolical films…

Walk the Line: How Cash Got His Act Together

Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Photo: 20th Century Fox It’s impossible to see this movie and not think of last year’s Ray. Both films tell the story of a supremely…

28 Days Later: The End of Britain

Cillian Murphy. Photo: DNA Films Danny Boyle is emerging as one of the most interesting British directors of our time. Not only because he is obviously gifted, but also because…

Spartacus: Looking for Freedom

Kirk Douglas. Photo: Universal This is a story about freedom. Our hero was born without it and died without it. It is easy to see what Dalton Trumbo saw in…

Psycho

A few changes were made to this scene-by-scene remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece, but in each instance they add nothing. The use of color makes the movie less scarier…

Ice Age 

We're in the middle of the last ice age; a mammoth, a sloth and a saber-toothed tiger with a hidden agenda try to bring a human baby back to its…

Flickering Lights 

Four criminals lay their hands on a large sum of cash in Copenhagen and escape to the countryside where they come up with a perfect front – starting a small…

Elf 

A young man (Will Ferrell) who was raised as an elf at Santa’s workshop at the North Pole arrives in New York to find his real father. Director Jon Favreau’s…

King Kong: An Affair to Remember

Photo: Universal The executives at Universal must have wondered if Peter Jackson had lost his mind. Directing a three-hour remake of an old, classic monster movie sounded like a stupid…