Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on June 10, 2015

(1978) Directed by Jeannot Szwarc; Written by: Carl Gottlieb and Howard Sackler; Starring: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton and Jeffrey Kramer; Available on DVD. Rating: **½ “I kept saying from the beginning, we must show the shark a lot. Because that image of t   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on June 10, 2015

(1978) Directed by Jeannot Szwarc; Written by: Carl Gottlieb and Howard Sackler; Starring: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton and Jeffrey Kramer; Available on DVD. Rating: **½ “I kept saying from the beginning, we must show the shark a lot. Because that image of t   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 19, 2014

There's definitely a good movie somewhere in Jaws 2; maybe just one without so much shark. Sadly, most of its narrative problems seem obvious to fix. For example, if the shark isn't confirmed and Roy Scheider might just be suffering post-traumatic stress… maybe they didn't want   read more