Michael Ironside

A summary of the movies playing Oct. 11 to Nov. 15, 2007 at the 22nd Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Most tickets are $10 general admission; $5 for members and free for holders of FLIFF Fast Pass. Parties and special events are priced...

Get ready for the most disturbing exploding heads you've even seen when Darren Lynn Bousman remakes David Cronenberg's "Scanners." According to Variety, the "Saw II," "Saw III" and soon-to-be "Saw IV" director will take the helm of the new version of...

What, is it fall again? Looking at the number of midseason shows the networks have lined up starting this week, you might come to that conclusion. One reason: no-repeat runs of series such as "NYPD Blue" and "24." The networks learned this lesson from...

Darkly rich in style and mood, "The Machinist" is like one of Andrew Vachss' remorseless crime novels come to life, in which the focus is on intense loners living on the sidelines of big cities. Their lives are so stark and isolated that they seem like...

3 stars (out of 4) "The Machinist" is a moody psychological thriller with a stunning performance by Christian Bale at its core. Ultimately, it may draw more attention for Bale's preparation—he dropped 60 pounds to become a Holocaust-like skeleton with...

Forget the Terminator, it's the Exterminator you'll be looking for after experiencing "Starship Troopers." A film whose self-proclaimed motto is "Kill anything that has more than two legs," this picture has what it takes to premiere at a Roach Motel and...

Friday October 2, 1998      There's no bulletproof divider between the cab driver and his passengers in the episodic and uneven "Chicago Cab." The barrier is between the driver, whose name we never learn, and the audience.      The double-shift worth of...

Friday March 24, 1995      While "Major Payne" is too predictable for most adults, it's an ideal entertainment for youthful audiences that allows Damon Wayans to be at his best in a dream part. In the title role, Wayans is a Marine so dedicated that...