Phantom Menace: Meet Young Anakin

Liam Neeson, Ray Park and Ewan McGregor. Photo: 20th Century Fox According to Merriam Webster, the word "anticipation" means among other things "pleasurable expectation". They might as well have included…

4: Rise of the Silver Surfer 

As Reed and Susan (Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba) prepare to get married, Earth is visited by a human-like creature with a silver demeanor; wherever he goes, destruction is near. A…

One Hundred and One Dalmatians 

When the wicked Cruella De Vil is denied the chance to buy 15 Dalmatian puppies, she arranges to have them stolen; she wants them for their fur. It's a testament…

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…

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

Photo: 20th Century Fox Many people of my age grew up watching the Star Wars franchise. I never did; my movie nerd era didn’t begin until I was 16 and…