‘The Running Man’ (1987) charges ahead to a dystopian future
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The Eighties aesthetic is a core appeal of a film that gradually moves from satire to accurate portrayal as time goes by.
‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ (1994) a dull trilogy capper
Axel Foley flashback (Movie review): When the star doesn’t want to be there, it’s hard to hide. Too bad, because “BHC3” has a strong mystery plot.
‘Judge Dredd’ (1995) an entertaining critique of police states
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Stallone’s SF-actioner is a blunt but entertaining critique of police states .
‘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.
As the new ‘Tomb Raider’ hits theaters, here’s a look back at the Angelina Jolie ‘Lara Croft’ films (Movie reviews)
With Alicia Vikander’s “Tomb Raider” relaunch now in theaters, I figured it’s a good time to watch “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001), which I had seen back in the day but didn’t remember a darn thing about, and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Cradle of Life” (2003), which I barely knew existed.
‘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.