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…
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…
Jurassic Park: A Day at the Zoo
Photo: Universal Computer animated effects was not a new thing in 1992 when Steven Spielberg started shooting this film. Beauty and the Beast (1991) had certain parts of its animation…
Snakes on a Plane
FBI agent Nelville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) is escorting a witness to a mob murder on a flight to L.A., only to learn it is loaded with hundreds of poisonous…
Die Hard With a Vengeance
John McClane (Bruce Willis), who’s been off the wagon for quite some time, is forced back on duty in New York when a mad bomber (Jeremy Irons) demands his presence.…
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.…
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…
The Incredibles: It’s a Family Affair
Photo: Pixar In 1999, there was a film called The Iron Giant. It was an animated tale about a boy who ran into a being from outer space, a gigantic…
Patriot Games
After averting an IRA attack on members of the royal family in London, and killing one of the terrorist's brothers, CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) becomes a marked man.…