Despite his reputation as one of America's foremost "serious" filmmakers, Oliver Stone's name under the "director" caption does not guarantee a good movie. I learned that lesson while enduring the seemingly-endless tedium of The Doors, and was reminded of it… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Being snarky and smug doesn't equate to providing insight, and there's more than one occasion when the filmmakers lose sight of this in their zeal to spread the Gospel According to Maher. — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
There's nothing terribly wrong with The November Man in a serviceable late-night cable TV sort of way but neither is there anything terribly right… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Live Free or Die Hard may work better for an audience that doesn't know much about the series is than it will for Die… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Parodies are hard to do well, as is shown by the mediocrity of so many recent attempts. No matter how ripe a genre is… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Seventeen years after its intial release, The Empire Strikes Back is still as thrilling and involving as ever. Because of the high quality of… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Despite his reputation as one of America's foremost "serious" filmmakers, Oliver Stone's name under the "director" caption does not guarantee a good movie. I… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
The Phantom Menace is not a masterpiece, but it's an example of how imagination, craftsmanship, and technological bravura can fashion superior entertainment out of… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
The term "godawful" should be used sparingly in connection with motion pictures. With Angels & Demons, however, it seems oddly appropriate. Not only does… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
John Wick is a rousing action thriller of the sort rarely encountered in theaters these days. — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
For the most part, however, Lady in the Water comes across as a movie that's too bad to be good, and not bad enough… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
This is as brain-dead as a movie can be and it assumes the audience will have the I.Q. of a rutabaga. — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Aside from a couple of signature flourishes, there's nothing to mark Paycheck as the product of acclaimed action director John Woo. In fact, there's… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
Those who delight in bad movies and enjoy producing their own unfilmed versions of Mystery Science Theater 3000 may gain a measure of semi-masochistic… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
![“Seventeen years after its intial release, The Empire Strikes Back is still as thrilling and involving as ever. Because of the high quality of the original product, it doesn't show a hint of dating. Neither [Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope nor Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi] were able to…” quote by James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ea0/james-berardinelli-18367_able_seventeen-years-after-its-intial-release_477730.jpg)
