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Unfaithful (2002)

Unfaithful (2002)

Diane Lane, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance, plays Connie, a suburban housewife who has a perfectly nice home, a perfectly nice son, and most importantly, a perfectly nice marriage...

Linda
D-Tox (2002)

D-Tox (2002)

Eye See You is a dumb name for a movie. That’s all there is to it. A name like that brings two things to mind: Direct to Video and...

Jennifer
K19: The Widowmaker (2002)

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

K-19: The Widowmaker is based on actual events that took place in 1961, at the height of the Cold War: In an effort stay ahead in the nuclear arms...

Frankie
The Last Castle (2001)

The Last Castle (2001)

Tagline: No castle can have two kings. I’m thinking that there aren’t that many movies out there that are predictable from the onset that are as enjoyable as this...

Jennifer
Bangkok Dangerous (2000)

Bangkok Dangerous (2000)

After seeing a ridiculous amount of movies, it is always exciting when I by chance come across one that completely blows me away visually. It is astonishing that one...

Linda
An American Werewolf in London (1981)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

When VCRs first came out, An American Werewolf in London was one of the first videos where my brother and I discovered the joys of rewinding-your-favorite-scene abuse (“A naked...

Linda
Hard Boiled (Lashou shentan) (1992)

Hard Boiled (Lashou shentan) (1992)

I knew about John Woo’s reputation… people have always said that his Hollywood flicks, like Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2 just haven’t quite matched up with his earlier Hong...

Linda
Antitrust (2001)

Antitrust (2001)

Hollywood needs to be told that computer geeks very rarely look like Sandra Bullock (The Net), Ryan Phillippe (Antitrust), or Angelina Jolie (Hackers). If these people worked in marketing,...

Linda
Vertical Limit (2000)

Vertical Limit (2000)

After the first 20 minutes or so of harrowing scenes, multiple-character introductions, and mumbling mountain-climbing mumbo-jumbo, I leaned over to my Japanese friend, who sat wide-eyed, enthralled, yet confused,...

Linda
Red Planet

Red Planet (2000)

TIM: I should have known, going in, that any movie with Val Kilmer should be killed before release. There was soooo much hype about this movie that you had...

Linda
The Exorcist (1973)

The Exorcist (1973)

LINDA: Well, let’s just say I’ll never think of the happy sound of “the pitter-patter of tiny feet” the same way again. One of the most-touted scenes that was...

Linda
Croupier (1999)

Croupier (1999)

Croupier (n.) – One who collects and pays bets at a gaming table. Addiction (n.) – To surrender (oneself) habitually or compulsively to something. I have heard of different...

Linda