Mystery Reviews

Mystery

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

I saw Dolores Claiborne when it first came out on video, but I think I was too traumatized by the disturbing turn of events to fully appreciate it. For...

Jennifer
Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero

If you’ve ever fantasized about living with Colin Firth and then fallen into a state of depression after realizing that it’s never going to happen, Apartment Zero is the...

Jennifer
The Spiral Staircase (1975)

The Spiral Staircase (1975)

What a fabulously bad movie I just unearthed! The Spiral Staircase is dated, melodramatic, and full of cliches, but boy is it fun to make fun of. Throw in...

Jennifer
Eyewitness (1981)

Eyewitness (1981)

I can’t believe it—I did it again! I found another so-bad-it’s-good Christopher Plummer movie! With The Spiral Staircase I’m two for two! And Eyewitness is full of before-they-were-megafamous faces!...

Jennifer
Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou) (2002)

Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou) (2002)

I first saw this film a few years ago at a film festival, enjoyed it, and was later appalled when I heard that Brad Pitt has optioned the rights...

Linda
The Illusionist (2006)

The Illusionist (2006)

[PLEASE NOTE: This review has been hijacked by Vickie (writing in bold italics) who believes the presence of Jessica Biel in The Illusionist single-handedly redeems the movie. I tend...

Linda
The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Lying dead on the screen and lacking momentum almost entirely, the movie version of The Da Vinci Code takes what should be a suspense-filled treasure hunt and turns it...

Vickie
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

So said my pal Tim, as we sat stone-faced, and more than a little appalled, watching a scene in Exorcist: The Beginning as a boy got ripped and gnawed-on...

Linda
Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

I must admit that based on the title, I never had any interest in seeing Three Days of the Condor. For me, it conjured vague impressions of a missile...

Jennifer
Proof

Proof

Do not be suckered by the star power behind Proof. Just because Hollywood’s smart kids are in a movie about math, doesn’t mean it’s going to be any fun...

Jennifer
Flightplan (2005)

Flightplan (2005)

Jodie Foster plays Kyle, a grieving woman who is flying to New York from Berlin to bring back the body of her dead husband. He “fell” from the roof...

Linda
The Clearing (2004)

The Clearing (2004)

I might as well admit that I don’t usually love the kind of movies that play at film festivals. Even though I have the utmost respect for independent films,...

Jennifer