Tag Archives: Action

Two hours of 24: Too much, yet never enough

24's President Charles Logan has got it all. The jowls; the beady, shifty eyes; the drabby suit. Sound familiar?

Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer — gaunt and with close-cropped hair, as if the accumulated weight of his frought past was all the baggage his frame could bear — returns from the (presumed) dead in season five of the hit “clock” series 24 to take on ruthless “Central Asian” (read “Chechen”) …

Fans have clamored for the DVD release since the format’s inception.

Jackson's Kong succeeds where Titanic failed by creating believable characters and an amazing story that will tug at your heartstrings.

Undead is a 2003 Australian film that finally received its United States run this summer. Written and directed by the Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter), Undead is yet another zombie movie in an industry that has seen an explosion of horror and zombie films in recent years. The Spierig Brothers …

George A. Romero brings us another installment to his zombie universe. He first brought us The Night Of The Living Dead (1968); its sequel Dawn Of The Dead (1978), which was just remade in 2004; and what we thought would be the trilogy’s last, Day Of The Dead (1985). The …

15 years of imprisonment... 5 days of vengeance

With so much bad criticism hitting Tom Cruise these days, I thought it’d be best to remember the reasons why Tom Cruise is so famous. He’s acted in successful movies – maybe because of his acting or maybe not; but, his films are enjoyable, and his films have earned buttloads …

A historical drama with an epic sweep, full of the sound and fury and gore of battle, Kingdom of Heaven is a somewhat formulaic but very entertaining tale of the Crusader wars. Directed by Ridley Scott from a tight script by William Monahan, the majestically shot film centers on Balian, …