Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Convinced that her father’s death was not accidental, a beautiful girl decides to investigate to find out the truth, aided by her boyfriend. Her sleuthing draws her to a local mortuary, where many secrets will be revealed. REVIEW: Director – Howard Avedis Starring – Mary Beth McDonough, David Wallace, Bill Paxton, Lynda Day George From low-budget …
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Film Review: Weird Science (1985)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down. REVIEW: “Weird Science“, an 80’s title that brings alot of memories from an era long past. With these eras are a few exceptional film releases that capture those times perfect. 1985, right smack in the …
Read More »Film Review: Nightcrawler (2014)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran. REVIEW: The all American dream kills. A man/woman’s quest to succeed coming from …
Read More »Film Review: Aliens (1986)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of the alien attack on the mining ship Nostromo, awakens half a century later when she is found by a salvage ship. The welcome given to her by the company officials is far from warm, since they refuse to believe her discovery of alien existence and strip her off her flight …
Read More »Film Review: Near Dark (1987)
SYNOPSIS: A young man reluctantly joins a travelling “family” of evil vampires, when the girl he’d tried to seduce is part of that group. REVIEW: One of the top vampire themed films ever created, “Near Dark” often sits in a class of its own. Far from the traditional aspects, void of romanticism, and even more of a cult film than …
Read More »Film Review: Night Warning (1982)
SYNOPSIS: An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who’s hell-bent on keeping him with her…at all costs. REVIEW: Director: William Asher Starring: Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrell, Julia Duffy and Bo Svenson ‘Psycho for Laymen’. This is probably the best way to sum up Night Warning, although it isn’t necessarily as bad as it sounds. It examines a …
Read More »Film Review: Aliens (1986)
SYNOPSIS: The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? REVIEW: Ahh…1986, what a fine year it was. I had a cool fiance, a good job AND “Aliens” the first official sequel to “Alien” was released (No need to mention all of the Italian ripoff …
Read More »Film Review: The Terminator (1984)
SYNOPSIS: “A cyborg is sent from the future on a deadly mission. He has to kill Sarah Connor, a young woman whose life will have a great significance in years to come. Sarah has only one protector – Kyle Reese – also sent from the future. The Terminator uses his exceptional intelligence and strength to find Sarah, but is there …
Read More »Film Review: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
SYNOPSIS: As the world faces an alien invasion, Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) finds himself in hot water as he is shipped off to the front lines deemed a deserter and a coward. On the battlefield he encounters a rarely seen enemy that sets off a series of events resulting in Cage reliving the day over and over again. With …
Read More »Film Review: The Colony (2013)
SYNOPSIS: Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature. REVIEW: I’m starting to notice that my attention span is growing shorter and shorter. I’ve watched several good films recently where I almost lost patience and shut it down. It turns out, if you …
Read More »Film Review: Boxing Helena (1993)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once ditched him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but an horrific accident leaves her at his mercy. The plot is bizarre and perhaps sick at times, ending abruptly and …
Read More »Film Review: Slipstream (1989)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “In the future, natural disasters (earthquakes, floods) have ravaged the Earth, leaving the Earth as a world where pockets of communities live within canyons whilst a violent wind known as the Slipstream rules the Earth and the only means of transport are airplanes. Matt Owens is a daredevil adventurer who kidnaps Byron, a fugitive wanted for murder, …
Read More »Film Review: Frailty (2001)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Fenton Meeks comes forth to tell the FBI that his brother Adam may be the serial killer who calls himself God’s Hands, who the FBI has been searching for. The film uses flashbacks to show Meeks’ childhood with a father who believed he was on a mission from God to destroy demons that inhabit human bodies. Fenton …
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