Tag Archives: David Koepp

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A rich man with a much younger wife and child finds himself stuck in a supernatural rental house in rural Wales, where his past comes to haunt him. REVIEW: Directors: David Koepp Writers: David Koepp (script) & Daniel Kehlmann (original novel) Starring: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex, Colin Blumenau Blumhouse and Universal’s 2020 flick …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment. REVIEW: A rare gem that seems to have gotten lost over the years can be summed up with the 1996 film, “The Trigger Effect“. The Trigger Effect was released on VHS in …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A writer is accused of plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for “justice.”  REVIEW: Directors: David Koepp Writers: David Koepp (screenplay), Stephen King (short story) Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles S. Dutton Secret Window is a wonderful throwback mystery thriller, and writer/director David Koepp’s homage to Hitchcock-ian …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. REVIEW: Director: Alex Kurtzman. Starring: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Based on Marvel Comics’ superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can’t confess his crush for his stunning neighbourhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is ‘miserable’ is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to …

SYNOPSIS: “On Isla Nublar, a new park has just been built with genetically engineered dinosaurs. Tragedy strikes when one of the workers is killed by a velociraptor. The founder of the park John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) requests paleontologist Doctor Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and his assistant, Doctor Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) to come to the park and ensure that it …

SYNOPSIS: “Meg Altman – emotionally estranged from her cheating ex-husband, pharmaceutical magnate Stephen Altman – and their street-wise pre-teen daughter Sarah Altman are spending their first night in their just purchased converted brownstone in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The conversions, which include a functioning elevator and secure panic room, were made by the now deceased former owner, a …

SYNOPSIS: “Based on the comic book. Unbeknownst to other people, there is a private agency code named MiB. This agency is some kind of extra terrestrial surveillance corporation. Then, one of the agency’s finest men only going by the name ‘K’ is recruiting for a new addition to the agency. He has chosen James Edwards of the NYPD. Then, one …

SYNOPSIS: “With the apparent public discovery of the ‘Site B’ production island full of dinosaurs, John Hammond assembles a team to visit and document the area before it is exploited by others. Included in the four man team are Doctor Ian Malcolm and his girlfriend, Doctor Sarah Harding. When the team reaches the island, they soon discover the presence of …

SYNOPSIS: Michael, a wimpy young executive, is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in–and then disappears. Later that night, while jogging, Michael runs into the stranger on a pier. He introduces himself as Alex, and the two go out to an under- ground club. Within a matter of days, …

SYNOPSIS: When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. REVIEW: There are questions and themes that always seem to come up throughout the centuries of stories that exist. These concepts manage to capture the minds of audiences. They are intriguing in ways that keep them repeating throughout literature, film, …

SYNOPSIS: “In 1978, a race of aliens came to Earth and asked the MIB to help protect their greatest treasure which they call ‘The Light’ which is a source of awesome power. But it’s not in their mandate to do that so they tell them they can’t and send them away. But in the present day, Serleeena an alien who …