Black Book (2006)

Paul Verhoeven has received some of the stupider film reviews in recent history. I'm still floored by the number of people who see Robocop as an endorsement of, rather than satire on, the idea of unfettered and uncompromising law...

Posted by Bryant on February 23, 2024 1:05 AM

Hollow Man (2000)

Just a few minutes into Hollow Man, my jaw hit the floor. Paul Verhoeven, who advanced the technique of computer animation by requiring scores upon scores of alien bugs to do interplanetary battle with a human army in Starship...

Posted by Bryant on September 12, 2024 12:28 AM

RoboCop (1987)

On the commentary track that accompanies the Criterion Collection's new DVD version of RoboCop, director Paul Verhoeven kicks things off by admitting that, on a first read of the film's script, he declined the project, mistaking it for just...

Posted by Bryant on May 30, 2024 10:06 PM

Starship Troopers (1997)

I'm making it official -- I've given up on Paul Verhoeven....

Posted by Bryant on November 13, 2023 12:19 AM

Showgirls (1995)

Joe "Woman Trouble" Eszterhas reteams with ace stylist Paul Verhoeven, who should know better, to create this bumbling epic of a skin flick. The bulk of the movie is pretty dopey, albeit kind of entertaining. But the World According...

Posted by Bryant on July 15, 2024 10:23 PM