The Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machine

By Marco Lanzagorta

The Die Hard series is a true rollercoaster of visual excesses guaranteed to raise the viewer’s adrenaline levels – while invoking intriguing ideological and cultural subtexts that deal with race, gender, masculinity, and social anxieties. [26 March 2008]

Cutthroat Island

By Jesse Hassenger

Here is a movie that bankrupted a studio; killed, wounded, or paralyzed a lot of careers; and left the pirate movie subgenre for dead [27 August 2009]

Cleaner

By Jesse Hassenger

Director Harlin's cinematic GPA constantly dips over and under the line between B-movie bliss and C-movie oblivion. [2 June 2008]

The Covenant (2006)

By Jesse Hassenger

All the stuff that should be cool feels only listless. [16 January 2007]

Mindhunters (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

While the accumulating bodies and declarations of motive are unclever, Mindhunters does make good (if not quite enough) use of LL Cool J. [29 September 2005]

Mindhunters (2005)

By Cynthia Fuchs

In Mindhunters, the relationship between realness and not is especially fraught. [13 May 2005]

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Father Merrin, action hero. Who could have imagined it?" [27 August 2004]

Driven (2001)

By Robert Ara Svihla

While 'Driven' shows cars crashing exceedingly well, the people part only functions to keep the film from coming off like a late night infomercial for an exploitative 'Greatest Car Crashes' videotape -- not available in stores!" [1 January 1995]

Short Ends and Leader: 12 Rounds - Extreme Cut (2009): Blu-ray