‘13th Warrior’ (1999) a mellow take on ‘Eaters of the Dead’
Michael Crichton Monday (Movie review): This fairly tame adaptation of “Eaters of the Dead” is technically impressive, especially in the battles.
In the holiday spirit: All 10 Shane Black films, ranked
Movie rankings: Just in time for Christmas, here are my rankings of the 10 films written and/or directed by Shane Black.
‘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.
‘Last Action Hero’ (1993) deconstructs genre’s absurdities
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Shane Black and Arnold have fun deconstructing our favorite action genre absurdities.
‘The 13th Warrior’ reviews
John’s “The 13th Warrior” review, NDSU Spectrum, August 1999 John’s “The 13th Warrior” flashback review, June 28, 2021
‘Die Hard’ Christmas movie poll is dead wrong
Movie review/commentary: Poll results say “Die Hard” isn’t a Christmas movie. It makes me wonder if Americans should be trusted to vote on anything.
‘Predator’ (1987) an elite showcase of Arnold, action, one-liners
‘Aliens/Predator’ Universe flashback (Movie review): Eighties “blood, bullets and brawn” action films don’t get any better than this.