Articles by Brendan Willis

Babylon, A.D.

Mathieu Kassovitz

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

Based on the novel Babylon Babies by Maurice G. Dantec, Babylon, A.D. is an ambitious attempt to bring cyberpunk to the big screen. Though...

Max Payne

John Moore

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

The phrase "based on the videogame" is the Hollywood equivalent of introducing oneself at a party by saying, "I'm a syphilitic leper." Max...

The Mummy Trilogy

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

This six-disc deluxe DVD set includes the original 1999 film, The Mummy, which begat not one but the two sequels, 2001's The Mummy Returns...

Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.0

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

The Sci-Fi Channel's reworking of Battlestar Galactica, adapted from the campy '70s television series, is one of the most grown-up and comp...

Babylon, A.D.

Mathieu Kassovitz

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2009

Based on the novel Babylon Babies by Maurice G. Dantec, Babylon, A.D. is an ambitious attempt to bring cyberpunk to the big screen. Though...

Max Payne

John Moore

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2009

The phrase "based on the videogame" is the Hollywood equivalent of introducing oneself at a party by saying, "I'm a syphilitic leper." Max...

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Steve Carr

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2009

Home Alone meets Die Hard in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, the latest middle of the road comedy from the boys at Adam Sandler's Madison Productions...

The Spirit

Frank Miller

PUBLISHED Dec 24, 2008

The Spirit, based on the graphic novel by Will Eisner, attempts to mimic a '30s movie serial but the overly self-aware narrative and distra...