‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994) ingeniously makes the whole film into a maguffin
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In his masterwork of dark comedy, Tarantino relies on the audience’s cinema knowledge to cleverly invert the crime genre’s traditional message.
‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999) invigorates meditative horror
A Week of Night (Movie review): “The Sixth Sense” put M. Night Shyamalan on the map, but the film’s quality goes beyond the twist.
Besson’s ‘Fifth Element’ (1997) an art-design paradise
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Deliciously designed with a funny and adventurous story, this remains writer-director Luc Besson’s standout film.
‘Live Free or Die Hard’ (2007) delivers new-century thrills
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The fourth entry has new-century extreme-action elements. But it’s joined by a compelling plot about digital information.
‘Die Hard with a Vengeance’ (1995) spices up proven formula
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): John McClane returns to NYC and is joined by a buddy, banter and bombs in this stellar three-quel.
‘12 Monkeys’ (1995) is a stylish, confusing take on time travel
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Terry Gilliam’s film is a stylish, confusing take on time travel.
‘Last Boy Scout’ (1991) has classic one-liners, can’t sustain momentum
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): It gets silly toward the end, but the Shane Black screenplay makes this film fun to watch.
‘Die Hard 2: Die Harder’ (1990) is a stone-cold classic
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Like an action film set in a snow globe, this DC-set sequel is the second Christmas classic in the saga.
Stars have a blast bringing ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films to big screen
Throwback Thursday (Movie reviews): Diaz, Barrymore and Liu have a blast … or several … bringing the saga to the big screen.
‘Unbreakable’ (2000) a rare ‘real-world’ superhero story
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Shyamalan’s hyped follow-up to “The Sixth Sense” is dripping with style as it tells a superhero’s origin story.