Alien3

Though it is rightly regarded as one of the most intriguing franchises in motion picture history, the Alien saga can also be viewed as a mi...

Near Dark

The recent, richly deserved success of Kathryn Bigelow’s magnum opus, The Hurt Locker , has reinvigorated my interest in the director, or pe...

Dead Man

Jim Jarusch's '80s filmography was enough to make me an ardent fan, but nothing prepared me for Dead Man . At once a film far beyond...

The Terminator

Its sequel may get all the love, but The Terminator is the perfect demonstration of why James Cameron is one of the great action directors ...

Johnny Handsome

Walter Hill's Johnny Handsome has so much going for it that I just can't fault it when it trips ten feet from the finish line and w...