Yet another follow up to Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal masterpiece, it’s easy to dismiss Psycho III as little more than a slice ’em dice ’em money grab. However, for those willing to give it a chance, the film actually exhibits an…
Hooked on Homeland from the first episode, the series was so strong during its debut season it was natural to wonder whether the writers could keep things at such a high level through the second season. While the sophomore season…
The film that put writer/director Richard Linklater and the city of Austin, Texas on the map, Slacker effectively captures a certain time and lifestyle. Shot in a documentary, freewheeling style, Linklater takes us to his hometown of Austin Texas, where…
If people only know Marathon Man for one thing, it’s undoubtedly a decidedly brutal torture sequence that has left countless viewers clutching their mouths in shock. As well constructed and effective as the scene is, it has often eclipsed the…
On October 25, 1978, an independent horror film, made for just $325,000, opened in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Initially dismissed by many critics, few would have predicted that Halloween would go on to tally $70 million worldwide—equivalent to nearly $240 million as of…
The anti-007 Bond movie, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was one of the first to present espionage as something less than honorable and far from glamorous. Based on the John Le Carré novel—Le Carré is a former…
Jim Brown began his acting career shortly before retiring from the NFL in 1965. In a nearly fifty year acting career he has appeared in a variety of interesting roles. His turn as Cully Briston in 1969’s Riot is among…
After an eight year absence from the role, Horror of Dracula (1958) star Christopher Lee once again donned the black cape in what probably ended up being Hammer’s last great Dracula film, Dracula: Prince of Darkness. Though it must be…
Like most of Ingmar Bergman’s best films, Autumn Sonata is so masterful in its presentation that the intense, emotional world of its characters—in this case an isolated, roomy parson’s house in the south of Norway—overwhelms our senses and becomes the…
In 1993, with the massive success of Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone had become a bonafide movie star. She had titillated viewers with an unforgettable integration scene, as well as love scenes with both Michael Douglas and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Screenwriter Joe…