Interestingly enough, trains are a recurring motif in the movie "Switchback." Interesting because, unlike the movie itself, these trains are heading in some direction, trying to reach some destination.
"Switchback" marks the directorial debut, and hopefully the finale too, of Jeb Stuart, best known as the screenwriter of "Die Hard" and "The Fugitive." Stuart has managed to write, produce and direct a suspense movie in which suspense plays no part. By the end of this pointless and uninteresting film, you may very well be wondering how this train ever left the station.
Weak performances, directionless plot set 'Switch' back
When the fourth season of "The X-Files" ended in June, our two favorite FBI agents were in dire straits. All in one day, agent Fox Mulder was presumed dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face and partner Dana Scully was dying of a mysterious cancer planted in her.
'X-Files' premiere adds more questions to last season's list
No fireballs. No time limits. No life gauges. Just you, your weapon and your opponent. One wrong move and it's all over. Squaresoft's Bushido Blade cuts to the heart of what fighting games should be about - pure combat.
Choosing to abandon the traditional fighting game elements, Bushido Blade offers an innovative and refreshing departure from dragon punches and fireballs. The game runs off of a 3-D polygonal system like many of today's fighters, but that is pretty much where the similarities end.'Bushido Blade' slashes action game competitors
There are only two possibilities for a book titled "Aunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints." It can either be really, really amusing or really, really awful. It can be an innovative work of lyrical genius, or it can be a book that, well, should be left to gather dust on the shelf in a convent somewhere.
Mora visits 'Aunt Carmen'
Ever wonder why some shows catch on and other shows don't? I started to when I was watching "Newsradio" the other night.
Here's a well-made comedy in which I have hardly ever been disappointed, and yet I won't schedule my week around it. Brilliant 'Newsradio' broadcasts on a gimmick-free frequency
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" seemed doomed to remain in the shadow of David Letterman's "Late Show." To try and set the O'Brien show apart, producers struck a deal with Mercury Records to create an album culled from musical performances on the show.
Music Reviews: Conan gets cool with 'Live' album
Imagine the wind blowing through your hair, as you drive down a desolate stretch of desert highway in your customized '76 Picard Piranha.
A car appears over the horizon and begins to fire heat-seeking missiles, spitting out bullets from top-mounted .50 caliber machine guns. You fire back and after a long battle, blow up your enemy's car. You stop your car, survey the damage, curse at a blown Firerite RTX missile launcher, and wait for the next wave to appear.
'Interstate '76' takes to the road, bell-bottoms and all
But behind the scenes, their secret love affair was no cooler than the passion they radiated from the screen. In his attempt to capture this touching love story, Christopher Andersen's "An Affair to Remember" turns out to be more of an exploitive probe than a joint biography of two of show business' best performers.Anderson cheapens memorable 'Affair'
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