General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...of the generations. And few had the vision Jack Jackson did...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

News Roundup: Pressley, Jackson, CapMetro, and more

How do you solve a problem like Laura?

"...as she supports a 20% homestead exemption? Will Larry Jackson's killer ever go to trial? How many different ways..."

Nov. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The concluding chapter of Peter Jackson's Tolkien tales brings us full circle.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ian..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Superior in nearly all ways to its predecessor, this second film in the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a welcome surprise.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The saga ends (and ends) back in the Shire where it began.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Viggo..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Frighteners

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson,..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Heavenly Creatures

This early film by Jackson is a startling genre-bender that combines drama, comedy, fantasy, romance, and horror in a story about the friendship between two schoolgirls.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Meet the Feebles

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Mark Hadlow, Donna Akersten and the voice..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dead Alive

The Citizen Kane of Oedipal zombie-cannibal-right to death-comedy-love stories. In this early film, Jackson takes the shopworn flesh-eating zombie genre by its rotting horns, adds a dash of Monty Python, and comes up with a film so gleefully over-the-top that it's decidedly hard not to gag while you're laughing yourself incontinent.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin, Diana Penalver and..."

April 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

They Shall Not Grow Old

Peter Jackson's extraordinary World War I documentary finds humanity in a hellish war

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson...."

Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fun

"...They're two halves of the same coin. Comparisons to Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures are to be expected, but whereas..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Piranha 3D

Finally, 3-D is being put to its optimum use. Who cares how it holds up as a remake?

"...It's by far the most over-the-top genre offering since Peter Jackson's Dead Alive, and it may well be the..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Krampus

This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering

"...developing the disparate characters, Dougherty and the team at Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop kick out the jams with a..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Housebound

This New Zealand horror/comedy nimbly jumps through the tropes, and inventively subverts them along the way.

"...it is New Zealand. From the early works of Peter Jackson (Dead Alive, The Frighteners), and Jonathan King’s Black..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

District 9

District 9 is a wrenching, riveting, occasionally violent, often heartbreaking, socially conscious science fiction film, and, best of all, a love story.

"...original and entertaining sci-fi film in ages. Produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Canada-based filmmaker Blomkamp, much of..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stay Alive

Contrary to the hopes of geeks everywhere, Stay Alive is not an all-zombie musical remake of Sly Stallone's 1983 Saturday Night Fever sequel, but instead a fatuous and dull horror film about gamers.

"...hopes of geeks everywhere, Stay Alive is not a Peter Jackson-helmed, all-zombie musical remake of Sly Stallone’s 1983 sequel..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dungeons & Dragons

"...thing are advised to stay put until Kiwi auteur Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings triptych is released next..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Music of the Heart

"...wild flights of fancy; better to have had, oh, Peter Jackson helm the film à la Heavenly Creatures' magical..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heroic Trio

Three female superheroes, who were initially enemies, team up to defeat an ancient monster who is stealing children of royal blood.

"...arts, grotesque infant deaths, wild stunts, crazed melodrama, and Peter Jackson style gore sequences all peacefully co-exist in the..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

First International Festival of Short Films

"...too strange to mention. With a SFX assist from Peter Jackson (Meet the Feebles, Dead/Alive), The Lounge Bar expertly..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Forgotten Silver

"...Directed by: Costa Botes and Peter Jackson. Starring: Peter Jackson, Sam Neill, Harvey Weinstein, Leonard..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The first film in Jackson's Tolkien trilogy stays true to the spirit and logistics of the novels, but is also a breathtaking and beautiful work of art on its own.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lovely Bones

Peter Jackson forgets to imbue his living characters with emotional weight, and instead focuses on this story's visually stylized netherworld between life and death.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Undead

This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.

"...Directed by: Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig. Starring: Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...Jon Watts. Starring: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau and Jacob..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Black Sheep

It's smart; it's silly; it's shear terror, as the ruminants develop a taste for human flesh.

"...Directed by: Jonathan King. Starring: Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney, Danielle Mason, Oliver Driver and Tammy Davis. What..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

King Kong

Jackson's remake is a corker of an action/monster movie: part RKO serial; part square-jawed, manly romp; and part classic journey into the unknown that recalls and references Heart of Darkness.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Easy Rider Takes a Wild Flyer

Peter Fonda Strikes the Father Lode in Ulee's Gold

"...out my pigeonhole and into a bluebird's nest" -- Peter Fonda Peter Fonda may have been, as he often..."

June 27, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

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