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With Jackie Chan too old to do anything but make family films and Jet Li swearing off martial arts, the fight-film mantle is left to Thai sensation Tony Jaa. As we saw in 2003’s “Ong-Bak” and 2005’s “The Protector,” he’s more than happy “? and damned capable “? to pick it up. Now there’s the […]

Here’s the difference between women and men: Within its first 10 minutes, “Whiteout” star Kate Beckinsale strips down for a shower scene. My wife called it “unnecessary to the plot”; I deemed it the movie’s highlight. Too bad, because on paper “? specifically, its graphic-novel source material “? “Whiteout” has a lot going for it. […]

Don’t tell film critic Richard Schickel “? or the majority of the voters of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, for that matter “? but I don’t think Clint Eastwood’s films as are as mint-worthy as everyone else seems to. Still, I respect the man as a risk-taking filmmaker “? and as “Dirty” […]

From the cover of “Phantom Racer,” you might think you were getting a “Ghost Rider” rip-off, only with a stock car vs. a motorcycle. Truth is, this flick recalls John Carpenter’s “Christine” crossed with Steven Spielberg’s “Duel,” more than anything. Nearly two decades ago, a racing accident claimed the life of Cutter McCullough (Adam Battrick), […]

Comedian Patton Oswalt turns in a terrific performance in “Big Fan,” and it’s not a comedic one. Although the film has its funny moments, it’s a drama “? one that aims to disturb, and succeeds. The directorial debut of “The Wrestler” screenwriter Robert Siegel, “Big Fan” casts Oswalt as Paul, a sad, dumpy, middle-aged man […]

As it did with “Dead Space,” Anchor Bay Entertainment has unleashed an animated feature film to tie in to a high-profile video game from EA “? in this case, “Dante’s Inferno.” Don’t take “animated” to mean “plop the kids in front of the TV,” because this one’s for the big boys and girls, refreshingly. “Dante’s […]

Although not much actually happens in it, “The House of the Devil” is one of the better horror films to come out of 2009. Barely released in theaters, writer/director Ti West’s ’70s-style shocker is sure to carve out its own little cult on DVD. Set in the early 1980s, when Walkmans were the size of […]

As of right now, the award for the most needlessly complex DVD title of the year seems in the bag for “Presenting Roger Corman’s … Best of the B*s Collection 1: Hot Bikes, Cool Cars & Bad Babes.” Although a viable force independent cinema for more than five decades, Corman’s visibility has strengthened of late, […]