In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.  (Action Fantasy starring Jason Statham, Burt Reynolds, John Rhys-Davies, Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Lillard, Ray Liotta, Ron Perlman and Claire Forlani.  Directed by Uwe Boll)

A simple yet loving peasant farmer, his wife and his son are dragged into a struggle to save the peaceful kingdom from being ( Read more... )

Here are the 25-Or-So Top Movie influences in my life. This is not to be confused with a “25 Best” or even “My faves.” Most of these movies are great, but a few of them are awful. These movies stick out in my mind as mile markers in my own life. I'll give a short drive-by synopsis of each (or maybe not), and a few reflections. In no particular ( Read more... )

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. (Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman and Jon Cryer, directed by Sidney J. Furie)

Let me open this review with a little role-play for filmmakers everywhere:  Let's close our eyes for a moment.  Let's say you've got a great movie that comes out -- so good that it warrents a sequel.  The second one does ( Read more... )

They Live. (Sci-Fi Action starring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Keith David, directed by John Carpenter)

I saw this and had to grab it.  It screamed cheese.  A John Carpenter movie with a horrible title ... AAAAaaaaand it has a wrestler in the leading role?!?  This was too easy!  This movie was a twelve-year-old walking through a Brooklyn alley at 3am ( Read more... )

Jesus Camp. (Documentary)

Being a veteran of evangelical summer camp and fundamentalist Christian upbringing, I found this movie to be a hauntingly familiar and fairly accurate representation of Bible Camp. Without overt narration, the movie follows a particular ministry through the month before, during and after the actual camp with particular ( Read more... )