Valentine’s Day Videos Movies
That Get to the Heart of The Matter

Ah, Valentine’s Day, when romance is in the air and Hallmark and See’s Candy take another chunk out of my check. An expensive dinner, Janet Jackson nipple jewelry, candy and a card, what do you have to do around here to guarantee an evening of poke and tickle? Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood becomes engaged to the Japanese horror market with The Ring, a remake of Ringu, the hit thriller directed by Hideo Nakata. The Americanized Ring also becomes a hit, and Hollywood wants more. Fortunately Nakata shot a Japanese sequel, Ringu 2. Read the rest of this entry »

As anyone who has made the journey from teenager to adult will testify, the trip is filled with many unexpected speed bumps and detours. For 15-year-old Beverly D’Onofrio (Drew Barrymore), “Riding in Cars with Boys” leads to more than a good time. Read the rest of this entry »

Director-writer Oliver Stone’s searing, gut-wrenching take on the Vietnam War is one of Hollywood’s most important films. Unflinching and merciless, Stone exposed the horrors of the war through the eyes of a green recruit, played Charlie Sheen. Read the rest of this entry »

24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (R)
CHERISH (R)
(New Line)
HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (R)
(Dimension)
HUMAN NATURE (R)
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Unless you’re a professional comedian, or at least someone in the loop, chances are you haven’t heard The Aristocrats, an in-joke which over the years has taken on a life of its own. Nasty, vile, filthy, dangerous, and politically incorrect, The Aristocrats is the joke equivalent of the secret handshake. Shared by comedians since Vaudeville, The Aristocrats is simple in premise:
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The Sentinel is the equivalent of a good used car. It may lack a factory fresh smell, but it is a sturdy ride.
The scenery may look familiar, but the trip is filled with enough pit stops to make it enjoyable. Director Clark Johnson (SWAT) assuredly navigates the roadmap of a screenplay, creating sustainable characters and just enough mock suspense to keep this political thriller from veering off course. Read the rest of this entry »

AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (PG-13)

How sad. It took 10 films, 1979’s “Moonraker,” for the James Bond franchise to become a parody of itself. With the third film in the spy spoof series, “Austin Powers in Goldmember” has officially become a parody of itself, which when you consider that Powers was originally conceived as a parody of the Bond franchise, that is not a good thing. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though I enjoyed the first film on its own merits, I have never been a big fan of the “Highlander” series. I didn’t care for the second installment (although I’m going to review the “Renegade Version” later), and the third film was basically an attempt to breathe new life into the theatrical series. Read the rest of this entry »

Five tales of horror comprise this fun, giddy compilation written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero. Much in common with the omnibus films of the late sixties and early seventies (“Tales from the Crypt”), “Creepshow” features five comic-book episodes tied together by a wrap-around tale of an abusive father and how his son gets even with a voodoo doll. Read the rest of this entry »