Although I am not averse to wasting a few hours playing computer games, I have never tried my hand at Doom. Judging… — 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)
