La Haine Recently re-released as part of the Criterion Collection after being out of print in the US, La Haine is a landmark film that deserves to be seen by anyone serious about world cinema. Telling the story of a … Continue reading →

Live Free or Die Hard 2.5 hours of cartoonish violence and humor, occasionally interrupted with bouts of ludacrisp gibson hacking. Seriously, these guys were switching from the national social security database to local 911 dispatch systems in less time than … Continue reading →

Pulse Let’s see, a “Ghost Virus” is passed around Japan through the internet and it kills people. There’s a woman with long black hair who walks funny and kills people. At first glance it seems like all it’s missing is … Continue reading →

The Village (Widescreen Vista Series) It’s funny, but this film was spoiled for me by The Sixth Sense. Not the specific twist in this film, of course. Just the fact that there was one. “What’s the hook? I kept asking … Continue reading →

Road to Perdition (Widescreen Edition) I felt like I’d already seen this film and, in some ways, it’s actually true. Looking at the “references” list at the IMDB we get this: