Depending on your age, you might think of the David Cronenberg remake of 'The Fly' when the name comes up. Enjoying that so much, it's only right to get around to seeing the original film.Andre Delambre (David Hedison) is a scientist...

After being teased in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', comic book fans everywhere wondered when Deadpool would get his own movie. His wisecracks and penchant for violence could translate to the screen well, if treated with enough skill and not...

Sometimes, it is fun to look at an early example of a genre film in order to see how the familiar formulas took root and iconographic stars got their start. “Above the Law,” released almost thirty years ago in 1988, shows how one of...

“The Purge: Election Year" (2016) – Contentious, divisive and combative are three words to accurately portray the United States presidential primaries and general election campaigns in 2016. Just turning on the television set to...

Steven Spielberg holds a special place in my heart as a lifelong fan of motion pictures. "Jaws" came out the year I was born. As a child of divorce, I totally identified with Elliot's isolation in "E.T.". And of course, Dr....

“Swiss Army Man” (2016) - In“Cast Away" (2000)”, Chuck Nolan (Tom Hanks) found himself stranded on a deserted island.Now, human beings are social creatures, and the interaction with others is a vital need that life...

Directed by: Dan Kwan and Daniel ScheinertThe Plot: A lost soul (Dano) stranded on an island finds company and a means of escape in a washed up cadaver. (Radcliffe) This is no ordinary corpse though, this model comes with a supercharged digestive...

It's hard to fathom that a movie about a farting corpse with magical powers could not be amazing, but Swiss Army Man (opening today) shows that anything is possible.Hank (Paul Dano) is alone and starving on a deserted island when we meet him,...

John le Carre is an author known for his taut, espionage thrillers, and Our Kind of Traitor (opening today) is his latest book to be given the big-screen treatment. He penned a number of novels that would be eventually turned into movies and TV...

The poster for the new documentary, Tickled (opening today), states: "It's not what you think." That's absolutely true, but it's also not at all what it could have been.David Farrier is a journalist in New Zealand who one day...

Roald Dahl's classic children's book "The BFG" comes to life in Steven Spielberg's latest film, The BFG (opening today). It's a fairly faithful adaptation ("BFG" stands for "Big Friendly Giant"), but...

For better or for worse, there's simply nothing out there quite like "Swiss Army Man" (opening in theaters nationwide July 1). This bizarre mash-up of "Cast Away" and "Weekend at Bernies" is thoroughly bizarre,...

Roald Dahl's classic tale, The BFG, made its way to the screen with much less fanfare than either the second take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp at the fore, or Jason Reitman's George Clooney-voiced Fantastic Mr. Fox...