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For 'Star Trek' fans a new addition to the franchise that delivers some telling back stories about the young Enterprise crew. By Peter Rainer | Film critic of The Christian Science MonitorThe new "Star Trek" has quite a pedigree. This is a franchise, after all, that spawned five TV series and 10 movies. At a cost of about $140 million to make and $150 million to market, a lot is riding on this Enterprise. [more] |
The newest installment in the X-Men series has Hugh Jackman fighting off mutants on every front. By Peter RainerIf you have been slavering for the lowdown on how the Wolverine became the Wolverine, this is your moment. In the helpfully titled "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," the fourth installment in the "X-Men" franchise, Hugh Jackman demonstrates that you can segue effortlessly from a tuxedoed song-and-dance man at the Oscars to a feral gent with adamantium claws and "berserker rage." [more] |
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Review: 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' Remake of 1974 thriller set in New York's subway bristles with high-tech gimcrackery as John Travolta and Denzel Washington play tense head games. By Peter Rainer Way back in 1974, when the world was young and New York was mere meadowlands, a pretty good thriller called "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" screeched onto the screen. It starred Walter Matthau as a subway dispatcher forced to deal with the hijacker of a subway train, played by Robert Shaw just before he made "Jaws." The ransom demands were simple: One million in cash delivered within the hour or hostages would be offed one per minute. [more] |
Set in postapocalyptic 2018, this latest installment of the 'Terminator' franchise with Christian Bale leading the resistance fighters is as intense and complex as ever. By Peter Rainer | Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor"Terminator Salvation" gives new meaning to the phrase heavy metal. The Terminators in this fourth film in the franchise are so big and clangy that, during the fight scenes, you may find yourself clutching your ears far more often than the armrests. [more] |
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