Computer hacking seems like child’s play compared to the criminal activities in Inception. Entering a person’s dream world by means of a special machine, these hackers manipulate and mine the human mind for information they can sell to interested clients for a hefty price. Unfortunately, this activity...

First and foremost, this is a great looking movie. The creatures, costumes, vehicles, and locations are all beautifully done. I loved the mix of machines and technology with the “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” type of world. ILM and the other visual effects companies did great work. I also...

Director David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy) doesn’t grasp teens in heat the way Catherine Hardwicke did in that overwrought, hormonal first film. He seriously soft-peddles the violence (little blood). But he delivers a lighter, more watchable fantasy about young love between a young blood...

“This here’s my story,” says Jonah Hex, the ax-wielding, corpse-whispering, hideously scarred 19th century Western-style bounty hunter at the outset of the film that bears his name. Thing is, it isn’t much of a story. Sure, it’s got a hero on an errand of vengeance (Josh...

Relative to other videogame-to-screen adaptation, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time might be one of the best yet—not that is has much to compete with in this genre. There are still points where the film feels like it is moving from one level to the next, but this monotony is punctuated by a few...

The 2007 writers’ strike derailed Neil Jordan’s plans for a Hollywood movie, but as he’s not one to sit idle he returned to Ireland to write a story set in his own backyard. Filmed near the director’s home in Castletownbere, on the Emerald Isle’s gorgeous southwest coast, Ondine...

Am Legend, the third cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel, has been in development for a very long time. Originally slated to star Arnold Schwarzenegger and be directed by Ridley Scott, this movie has kicked around for so long that by the time it has finally reached the screen, Schwarzenegger...