Priest could never live up to its geek cool promise. The idea is just too rife with cinematic contradictions and complexities to really work. So director Scott Stewart deserves some credit - albeit slight - for finding something worth salvaging...... more »
FilmCritic entries tagged "Mädchen Amick"
X-Files, Heroes, Lost? They all owe their very souls to a short-lived TV series that ran for just two seasons from 1990-1992. You might have heard of it: Twin Peaks. I'll admit now that I wore an 'I killed Laura...... more »
Casting sessions and tryouts have always held an inordinate amount of interest for some people, from HBO's Unscripted to A Chorus Line they've seemingly provided a dramatic manner in which to watch hardworking thespians being subjected to ruthless, no-holds-barred criticism...... more »
Not really a Christmas classic but at least it's a Christmas movie... with Nicolas Cage trying to do funny as one of three bumbling brothers -- Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey -- robbing a small town that's just way too...... more »
Tip for those of you who want to make a gangster thriller flick: Don't set it largely in a van parked outside a dingy deli. Not really the glamor scene you're looking for, even if you do have perennial actor's...... more »
Lock the doors and bolt the windows, because they're coming - thousands of big, smelly rats, scampering underneath New York City, sticking their long, slippery noses above the sewers! With a premise involving critters overrunning a major metropolitan area, The...... more »
You can almost plot David Lynch's lunacy on a graph. From perfect form in 1990, with the original Twin Peaks TV show, to borderline schizophrenia with the second season in 1991, to absolute lunacy in 1992, with the prequel movie,...... more »
Vintage Eric Roberts, as he turns in yet another run-of-the-mill psycho hell-bent on revenge when his old girlfriend sets him up and lands him in jail. His ex (Mädchen Amick) has since put on a sweet face and married a...... more »
Clever adulterous judge/murderous hooker flick or unadulterated crap? (Answer: Unadulterated crap.) Put me to sleep almost immediately....... more »
Surprisingly watchable, though highly cliched, this serial killer thriller has just enough juice and twists to keep it alive. Aka Psychopath. (Which title is worse?)...... more »