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Dead Man On Campus

Dead Man On Campus

Some films should just never be released. In fact, some films should never be made. You know, come to think of it, some films shouldn't even be thought up! Dead Man On Campus is a good example of all-of-the-above. This completely inept, totally ill-conceived, would-be comedy attempts to takes... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Your Friends and Neighbors

Your Friends and Neighbors

Writer-Director Neil LaBute's follow up to In the Company of Men is a brutal yet hilarious ensemble piece that is sure to stir up controversy. Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Catherine Keener, Natassja Kinski, Jason Patric and Ben Stiller are the friends and neighbors in question. For about an hour... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Rounders

Rounders

In a year of very disappointing films, the future appears to be getting brighter. In this issue of the Independent I have the pleasure of reviewing two of 1998's best films. First up is Rounders, a brilliant gambling drama from director John Dahl (The Last Seduction and Red Rock West). Ma... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Dance With Me

Dance With Me

This latin flavored Dirty Dancing wasn't half as bad as I expected it to be. Thanks, mostly, to it's likable leads, Vanessa L. Williams and Chayanne. Chayanne plays a Cuban immigrant who moves to the States to find his father, whom he has never met. While in America, he develops a friendship... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Knock Off

Knock Off

Where to begin! Action scribe Steven E. DeSouza (Die Hard) has rapidly gone downhill since he created the highly profitable Bruce Willis franchise. Since those days, he's gone on to write one worthless action picture after another, only to be rewarded with his dismal directorial debut Street F... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Urban Legend

Urban Legend

This may be a pretentious way to open a review but Urban Legend is a Scream knock off. Since Kevin Williamson reinvented the slasher genre, there have been a slew of others including: Scream 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer and a new installment in the Halloween series. This November will see th... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Martial arts star Jackie Chan teams with the fast talking comic Chris Tucker in this formula buddy picture that usually works thanks, mostly, to the energy of its' stars. Chan is a Hong Kong detective who travels to the states to solve a case. Tucker is the L.A. cop that is ordered to keep Chan... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Ronin

Ronin

Good spy thrillers are a dying breed. The last one of any worth was Brian DePalma's Mission: Impossible. Much like that film, Ronin tends to be a bit too complex, and that, no doubt, will probably drive most audiences away. Director John Frankenheimer (Manchurian Candidate and The Island of... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Halloween: H20

Halloween: H20

Twenty years ago, film maker John Carpenter released an independent horror film that would change the face of the genre forever. That film was Halloween and with a blend of spine tingling terror and a wonderfully eerie score, it became a huge hit, spawned several sequels, and remains one of the bes... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

Brian DePalma follows up the Tom Cruise blockbuster Mission Impossible with this muddled mess that only offers hints of brilliance. Nicolas Cage, in an over the top performance, is a naughty New Jersey detective investigating a political assassination at a boxing match. A highlight of Snake Eye... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Avengers

The Avengers

There isn't really much I can say about this big mess of a movie except that it looks pretty good. I'd like to say cheers to the Art Director but unfortunately, great art direction does not a good movie make. Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman are British agents who take on bad guy Sean Connery in t... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
He Got Game

He Got Game

Spike Lee's latest effort is an overly ambitious father-son drama that uses the world of basketball as a backdrop. Denzel Washington plays the father, a man serving a sentence for a terrible crime, who is given a chance for early parole, if he can convince his basketball playing son to sign with Bi... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Black Dog

Black Dog

Kevin Hooks has to be one of the worst action directors working in the business today. His credits include; Passenger 57, and Fled. Now comes Black Dog, a ridiculously contrived and boring 90 minute truck adventure that feels almost as long as The Postman. Almost! Forget that Black Dog has an un... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Big Hit

The Big Hit

Mark Wahlberg, fresh from his terrific portrayal of an adult film star in Boogie Nights, returns, this time as an overly sensitive hit man in the over the top, yet sporadically entertaining The Big Hit. Wahlberg has strived to put the Funky Bunch days behind him and with a resume<caron> that includ... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Negotiator

The Negotiator

Powerhouse actors Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey give terrific performances in this cliche-riddled action thriller. Jackson is a hostage negotiator who may or may not be guilty of a crime. When he goes off the deep end and takes Internal Affairs hostage, fellow negotiator, Spacey is called... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast