An excellent follow-up to Raiders of the Lost Ark, an instance where the sequel is superior to the original. In the same vein as Empire Strikes Back, it’s the middle, darker chapter of the original Indiana Jones trilogy, full of cultural misappropriation and misplaced ethnic references (voodoo in India?). It’s however great fun in the spirit of the old 1930s serials. The is a high watermark for Hollywood action movies, the type that’s been copied so many times as to…

William Shatner's Star Trek is considered by many the worst made. While that it's true that the end is disappointing, prompted by a premise almost impossible to live up to, it also is one of the most ambitious Star Trek films made. It reflects Shatner's larger-than-life appetites and ambition.

Shatner had an epic vision for this film that was hampered by the writer's strike, a teamsters strike (one of the the production's vehicles was sabotaged and exploded) and studio executives…

This film is embarrassing. It is a toss up whether this film or "Tomorrow Never Dies" is better, but those two films are the James Bond series at it's worse. Whatever Michael Apted directing abilities are, they are not well suited for action, and the decision to put him at the helm highlights the producers' lack of confidence or understanding of their own films.

The convoluted plot is opaque, the action scenes are yawn inducing, the dialogue is horrendous. No…