Roger Donaldson

Not the peak of disaster films, ‘Dante’s Peak’ (1997) nonetheless sizzles

“Dante’s Peak” (1997) is more well-liked than “Volcano” from the same year, and — while it’s six of one pile of molten-rock fireballs, and half

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‘No Way Out’ (1987) a time capsule of early crime-solving with computers

When “No Way Out” came out in 1987, moviegoers found it fascinating to see what computers could do (and how they could be manipulated) in

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Giger, Henstridge, weirdly great cast keep ‘Species’ (1995) going

There was only one H.R. Giger (1940-2014) – and his creepily sexual creature-design work will never be confused with anyone else’s – but there was

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