Roman Polanski's Death and the Maiden, a film adaptation of Ariel Dorfman's stunning play about the legacy of torture, has more in common with the director's first film, Knife in the Water (...
Clever Me?. Entertaining but for my taste too self-consciously clever thriller-teaser by film "Wunderkind" David Mamet. Although one character was obviously in the frame from the start (I sh...
The husband (Michael Douglas) is a currency trader whose portfolio value is going right down the drain. The wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) is the heiress to a $100 million fortune. The marriage is n...
An Accurate Portrayal of a Heartbreaking Tragedy. I worked on this trial as a member of the judicial staff in Oregon, so have personal experience of Diane Downs, the witnesses, prosecutor an...
Nascent Polanski. From a film student's point of view, admire the brilliant use of the sailboat set. Roman Polanski exploits every nook, cranny and prop to reveal the character. Somehow he f...
Moore of the same please!. Roger Moore made the Saint his own in the 1960's with this great series of action and adventure. His determination to see justice done and right the many wrongs ma...
Directed with a cool remove by Dominic Sena, Kalifornia falls somewhere between Badlands and Natural Born Killers. David Duchovny is a blocked author with a fascination for outlaw killers wh...
Anthony Hopkins is a brilliant actor; Cuba Gooding Jr is a talented guy with a lot of charm. Both have recently won Oscars (Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs and Best Supporting Actor ...
Extreme Measures loses credibility near the climax when it sacrifices its hold on reality, but this entertaining, intelligent thriller effectively applies a formulaic plot to the complicated...
