• November 22, 2006
• Action, At Home, Science Fiction, Thriller

Got it? Good, because then maybe you can watch the movie without the knotted brain and perplexed expression that overcame me about 30 minutes in and lasted through the...

• May 26, 2006
• Action, At Home, Fantasy, Science Fiction

It is with much sadness and regret that I bestow a mere four slices on this latest installment of the X-Men franchise. After the stellar X2: X-Men United, I...

• February 10, 2006
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

Here’s a movie that I saw a long, looooong time ago that left two indelible images in my mind: 1) a grotesque fat man flying around a room in...

• October 21, 2005
• Action, At Home, Horror, Science Fiction

George Romero, the father of zombie movies, is back to show everyone how it is done. And hooo-boy! If you are into flesh ripping, gnawing, pulling, tearing, and shredding,...

• December 28, 2004
• At Home, Drama, Science Fiction

The film is a dreamy, surreal, CGI- and bluescreen-heavy sci-fi fantasy adventure film that plays out in an overly complex and often convoluted manner but remains strangely, and almost...

• August 15, 2004
• At Home, Comedy, Science Fiction, Television

I remember trying to sneak-watch ALF when it first came on TV in 1986. I was endlessly intrigued by this Alien Life Form and his human companions, but my...

• May 28, 2004
• Action, At Home, Science Fiction

Disaster film formula: Heal a broken family by putting them in the middle of a disaster. Estranged father makes up for past of broken promises by saving estranged teenage...

• March 9, 2004
• At Home, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

Charlie Kaufman has earned the somewhat unique honor of being a screenwriter who is a household name, with the creation of such cinematic head trips as Being John Malkovich...

• May 3, 2003
• Action, At Home, Fantasy, Science Fiction

I’ll admit that I walked into the press screening—an experience that was complete with a bag search and metal detectors!—a little skeptical. I’d seen the original X-Men movie and...

• March 26, 2003
• At Home, Science Fiction

Well. I saw The Core. Why? I have no idea. So you don’t have to? Actually, I shouldn’t say that, because by the end of this review you’ll realize...

• June 21, 2002
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

Where is our society headed technologically? How will that technology affect our lives? Is artificial life possible? What role will it play in our ongoing evolution? Is advancing technology...

• May 16, 2002
• Action, At Home, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Before you, dear reader, label me bitter and jaded, let me defend myself by saying that I’m a huge Star Wars fan. When I’m talking Star Wars, I am...