How Universal and Marvel successfully course-corrected the struggling franchise.
Place me firmly in the camp of those who think that Ang Lee's Hulk (2003) is almost criminally underrated. Bringing his art house sensibilities to the project, Lee chose to focus on the complex, rage-filled father and son relationship that fueled Bruce Banner's anger management issues. Giving it an icy counterpoint in the father-daughter…

The Futurama team is still firing on all cylinders.
Written by Caballero OscuroThe Planet Express crew is back in action in this second new direct-to-DVD feature. Following the events of the first film, Bender’s Big Score, the gang find themselves faced with a gigantic rip in the fabric of space near Earth, which isn’t so bad by itself until a gigantic tentacle monster starts coming…

This Best Picture winner presents a compelling murder mystery against the world of classical music.
When the American Film Institute released their updated list of the 100 Most Important American Films ten years after the original list, there were a number of alterations that I felt were worthy of my attention. I was pleased to see the inclusion of some films that were absent from the first list (such as Blade Runner, Titanic, and Sophie's…

A classic popcorn movie gains its first hi-def release.
Hot Shots: Part Deux parodies the two Rambo sequels, but mostly focuses on this one since there’s such a massive amount of material to draw from. What's amazing about that film is that hardly any of it is changed from what is actually in First Blood Part II. It simply recreates most of the action with different actors. Even Weird Al…

Matthew Perry shows a different side of his acting abilities.
Admittedly, I was originally interested in watching Numb strictly because of the involvement of Friends star Matthew Perry. I knew nothing about the film's storyline or its writer/director, Harris Goldberg. Upon receiving the DVD, I decided to look up Harris Goldberg on IMDb. My heart sank when I realized he was responsible for writing The…

USA’s new series is a combo of stock characters and plots, but somehow pulls it off.
Not all television series come to our screens as clear winners or clear losers. Most fall somewhere in the middle. They have good bits and bad, and one isn't quite sure watching the first couple of episodes exactly where the series will end up. Such is the case with the latest scripted drama on USA, In Plain Sight. If pressed, I'd say…

Cory is in the House. The White House, that is. And Washinton, DC will NEVER be the same.
This week, Disney released Cory In The House: Newt and Improved Edition. If you haven't seen Cory In The House before, the premise is simple. Chef Victor Baxter goes from obscure chef to White House Chief Chef, and takes son Cory with him. Hijinx ensue, usually tied somehow to Cory's pursuit of profit. And of course, his plans always…

The story of four women, one city, and a superfluous two-and-a-half-hour long movie.
Four years after it came to an end, Sex and the City is back, and the clothes and New York are as big a part of it as they've ever been, while the women the world grew to know so well over the course of six seasons seem to be exactly where we left them.This is, of course, the story of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), her slutty friend…

Sonny signs. Anthony schemes. Everyone broods. These dark days in Port Charles have only a few highlights.
I am very happy to announce that Making the Rounds at General Hospital is back on Blogcritics. After being in Connie Phillips’ very insightful hands since its inception, this popular BC feature will now be penned by me. I’ve been a GH watcher on and off for the last 20 years or so, which is why I’m happy to step in to…

Here’s a film that will test survival skills. Not Indy’s, yours.
As my friends in the back row will attest, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a movie best viewed high. Here's a film that will test survival skills. Not Indy's, yours. The movie takes place in 1957 with Ford returning as The Man in the Hat. The old Nazi villains have given way to Cold War Russians, led by Cate…