The Matrix: Trans Allegory or Garden-Variety Identity Politics?
Over the past few years, media and the blogosphere have tried to make a case for The Matrix (1999) by the Wachowskis being an allegory…
Author: Ernest Dempsey
The Devil’s Rain (1975)
Robert Fuest’s The Devil’s Rain (1975) brings the evil cult storyline to a modern-day western setting, creating a horror thriller that is entertaining in the…
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (2002)
Medical malpractice has killed and continues to kill countless people around the world, and this includes the developed world. In addition, there have been medical…
Is Tom Cruise among Hollywood’s Greatest Action Heroes?
Is Tom Cruise one of the greatest action heroes? Is he great enough to be put up on the Mount Rushmore of greatest action movie…
The Day Time Ended (1979)
Following his sci-fi horror features Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) and The Dark (1979), John Cardos directed another sci-fi movie that carried bit of mystery…
Decision at Sundown (1957)
For a classic western showdown in a small town’s downtown, look no further than Budd Boetticher’s Decision at Sundown (1957). The movie lives up to…
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz co-wrote (Vera Caspary and John Klempner) and directed the thoroughly entertaining drama A Letter to Three Wives that explored some key qualities…
Cry Panic (1974)
Murder mysteries mostly follow the “who did it?” storyline in various settings and situations. But Jack B. Sowards’ story Cry Panic, directed by James Goldstone,…
A Cry in the Wild (1990)
Gary Paulsen’s young adult novel Hatchet (1987) was adapted into the survival adventure movie A Cry in the Wild directed by Mark Griffiths, offering some…
Merchant of Death (1997)
Michael Paré became to the ‘90s action flicks what a coffee pod is to a morning coffee cup on a usual day. It just took…