A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Joel Schumacher, “Batman Forever” (1995) After Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns” scooped millions at the box office, there was the general feeling that his films of the…
Tim Burton, “Batman Returns” (1992) A Christmas movie that probably rarely enters most viewers’ lists of Christmas movies to watch is this wintry sequel to Burton’s…
Steven Soderbergh, “Contagion” (2011) Unexpectedly discovering a new lease of life and relevance in the current COVID-19 near-global shutdown environment, this film purports to be a…
British Films, North American Films
Sam Mendes, “Skyfall” (2012) Released in 2012, the year being the 50th anniversary of the first EON Productions’ James Bond film release “Dr No”, “Skyfall” carries…
Latin American Films (non-Spanish / non-Portuguese), North American Films
Marc Forster, “Quantum of Solace” (2008) For a film called “Quantum of Solace”, this sequel to “Casino Royale” sure affords its hero James Bond (Daniel Craig)…
Martin Campbell, “Casino Royale” (2006) A change of actor from Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig to play MI6 agent James Bond provides an opportunity for EON…
Quentin Tarantino, “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (2004) The revenge odyssey of The Bride, whom we met in the first chapter of the “Kill Bill” movie series,…
Quentin Tarantino, “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (2003) Inspired by and paying homage to grindhouse cinema and the film genres that dominate it – cheap ‘n’ cheerful…
British Films, North American Films
Martin Campbell, “GoldenEye” (1995) Named after original James Bond creator / novelist Ian Fleming’s estate in Jamaica, itself named after an Allied WWII operation spying on…
British Films, North American Films
John Glen, “The Living Daylights” (1987) With a new actor playing the role of British spy James Bond, this 15th film in the James Bond movie…