Watching a movie should not be a painful experience, and yet Michael Bay manages to make it just that with every film. I thought that it could get no worse than Pearl Harbor. I was wrong. In this podcast review of The Island, I take a break from the overall positive reviews I have been giving in order to rip into a film that thoroughly annoyed and irritated me to the point that I just wanted to shut it off and walk away. But I suffered through it for you.

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In 2002, Fox premiered a new science fiction show called Firefly. Due to several corporate blunders (such as running episodes out of order and constantly changing the broadcast night), Firefly never found an audience and was cancelled barely half-way into its first season. Undaunted, creator Joss Whedon pursued resurrecting the show and the result was a feature film called Serenity, which may very well be the most entertaining science fiction film since the 1977 version of Star Wars.

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It seems as though Hollywood has a facination with the H. G. Wells classic story, War of the Worlds. Whether we're given versions that directly attribute the book as the sourse, such as the 1953 film, or simply not-so-subtle variations of the story, like Independence Day or Mars Attacks, it seems that every few years someone, somewhere, decides to take a stab at it. Now Steven Spielberg enters the fray with his own interpretation of War of the Worlds. Does he remain faithful to the Wells version?

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Most of the time these podcasts will focus on upcoming or recent releases. Every once in a while, however, I'll dig into my collection to look at a film that has some meaning for me -- either something I love, or something I hate. Either way, something I think is worth talking about. In today's show, I'm discussing a film that I have seen more than any other movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Star Wars. Two simple, little words. And yet those words have become iconic in motion picture history. Finally, George Lucas calls his story complete with the release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It is the most visually spectacular of all the Star Wars films, and it showcases the much anticipated fall of Anakin Skywalker, and his rebirth as Darth Vader. In Lucas' own words, this film bridges the gap between the prequels and the original trilogy. Does it succeed? Listen to this podcast to find out.

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After the last two disastrous Batman films, there seemed to be little hope that this character would ever return to cinematic glory. Now comes director Christopher Nolan and his vision to reinvent the film career of the caped crusader by returning to the very beginning and exploring Batman's origins. Was Nolan successful in bringing new life to the character? Or has Batman become doomed to camp?

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James Cameron's Titanic defied all odds to become the highest grossing film of all time, with a billion dollars in world-wide box office revenue. Paramount Home Video has finally released a special edition DVD of the film and this Podcast review discusses the phenomenon of Titanic, both the film and the disaster, the merits of the special edition DVD and how this new version compares to Paramount's 1999 version.

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Paul Haggis' provocative and volatile movie Crash is a powerful look at racism. The film follows the experiences of a small group of diverse characters as they find their lives suddently entertwined. This Podcast discusses the film, as well as personal memories of racism inspired by the film.

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It took nearly 3 decades, but Douglas Adams' classic book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, finally makes it to the big screen. After all this time, was it worth the wait? This review discusses why some fans were unhappy with this version and why I think the film worked anyway.

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Frank Miller's cutting edge comic book masterpiece Sin City is brought to life in a film directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez. This Podcast discusses Dimension Home Video's DVD presentation of the film.

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