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Notebook Reviews: REINDEER GAMES/DECEPTION

John Frankenheimer – 2000 Okay, I prefer the title Reindeer Games – I’ll get that out of the way from the get-go (Deception is so bland and generic). Director John Frankenheimer delivers an entertaining thriller that manages to be [...]

April 2, 2020

Notebook Reviews: THE SPANISH PRISONER

David Mamet – 1997 Written and directed by wordsmith extraordinaire David Mamet, The Spanish Prisoner is a clever and enjoyable thriller. The film’s climax is a tad contrived but there’s much to enjoy here. Campbell Scott is solid [...]

March 31, 2020

Notebook Reviews: MISTER JOHNSON

Bruce Beresford – 1991 Mister Johnson is a witty and entertaining tale from Australian director Bruce Beresford. The film features great acting from first-timer Maynard Eziashi who stars alongside Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward. The [...]

March 28, 2020

Notebook Reviews: HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER

Steve Miner – 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is the seventh entry in the Halloween franchise. Steve Miner’s film lacks the suspense of John Carpenter‘s 1978 original, but it’s good to see Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie [...]

March 27, 2020

Notebook Reviews: VERTICAL LIMIT

Martin Campbell – 2000 Vertical Limit is a very poor action film from Martin Campbell, the director of Goldeneye and Zorro (two hugely entertaining movies). It has excellent potential, but sadly it fails on almost every level. The effects are [...]

March 26, 2020

Notebook Reviews: WHAT LIES BENEATH

Robert Zemeckis – 2000 Boy, does What Lies Beneath work. Zemeckis has crafted a fine supernatural thriller, with great performances from Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. The pair play to their strengths as Zemeckis riffs on the work of [...]

March 26, 2020