Waterland (1992)
Jeremy Irons is a name that effectively translates into magic as he has the power to charm the audience with his incredible acting talent. The…
Author: Ernest Dempsey
Catch 22 (1970)
Joseph Heller’s classic novel Catch 22 remains a timeless treasure in American literature and its 1970 adaptation off Buck Henry’s screenplay, directed by Mike Nichols,…
Out of the Past (1947)
From the brightest days of film noir in the past comes this adaptation of Daniel Mainwaring’s novel Build My Gallows High that would set the…
Pentathlon (1994)
Pentathlon became the final film of Bruce Malmuth’s directorial career but for Dolph Lundgren, the movie’s hero, it was still early in his long career…
Devils in Disguise (2014)
Guillaume Campanacci’s Devils in Disguise (2014) brings to the screen the familiar story of the French thriller Les Diaboliques (1955) by Henri-Georges Clouzot. This adaptation,…
Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?
It’s the same question everywhere and always, some may still asking it in hopes of getting a real answer while others just to laugh at…
Life with Father (1947)
If you are looking to go back in time and visit America of the Victorian years, particularly New York, you don’t need a time machine;…
Babette’s Feast (1987)
Putting virtue and faith on the treadmill of time, Gabriel Axel’s Babette’s Feast (1987) offers some fine taste in Danish faith-based dramas. With a female-led…
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…
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…