Articles by Chris Gramlich

Alien Versus Predator / Predator 2

Paul W.S. Anderson / Stephen Hopkins

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

There's a scene in Full Metal Jacket between Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin) and Joker (Matthew Modine), where, using a classic if utterly ove...

The Ultimate Matrix Collection

Larry and Andy Wachowski

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

What is The Matrix? In 1999, it was one of the most intelligent, philosophical and innovative action/sci-fi/noir-ish mish mash films ever m...

Hellboy Director's Cut

Guillermo Del Toro

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

The trend to rush out bare bones DVD releases followed by opulent deluxe editions a few months later is an increasingly prevalent (and frus...

Hero

Yimou Zhang

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

While it may not have had the impact (what has?) of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to which it has endlessly (and not without some merit)...

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Alfonso Cuarón

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

With new director Alfonso Cuarón (Great Expectations, Y Tu Mamá También) taking over the robes from former headmaster Chris Columbus (who d...

Shaun of the Dead

Edgar Wright

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

It's hard to explain the "zombie" appeal. While vampires are sexy, immortal and generally slim (Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt? Vamp me up!), and we...

The Thing Collector's Edition

John Carpenter

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

In rediscovering John Carpenter's remake of 1951's The Thing From Another World, it's hard to believe the director of such notable movies a...

Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volumes 1 & 2

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Bridging the cap between the original visually stunning, groundbreaking Ghost In The Shell film and its successor, Ghost In The Shell: Inno...