Stephen Sommers

‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) … but maybe it shouldn’t have

After the surprisingly good Universal Monsters remake “The Mummy” (1999), “The Mummy Returns” (2001) isn’t wildly different in any particular area, yet it stands as

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‘Mummy’ (1999) puts impressive wrap on 20th century Universal Monster flicks

1999 was such a loaded year for movies that “The Mummy” seemed like a middle-of-the-road entry among tentpole films, one last May appetizer – and

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‘Deep Rising’ (1998) is weird, watery, wild

All I remembered from my 1998 viewing of “Deep Rising” was Famke Janssen in a sexy red dress; Anthony Heald explaining that the tentacled sea

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‘The Mummy’ (1999) review

“The Mummy” – Writer-director Stephen Sommers blends light humor with serious drama in Universal’s bid to start a new “Mummy” franchise. Brendan Fraser leads one

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