Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Veteran operator Jordan (Halle Berry) Turner, still reeling from a 911 call months ago that resulted in the death of the caller, must face her fears when another similar caller phones in. In this case, Casey (Abigail Breslin) Welson finds herself kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of a killer’s car. Jordan struggles to keep the …
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Film Review: Dark Tide (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Kate is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed “the shark whisperer,” Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate’s boat, Kate’s ex-boyfriend Jeff …
Read More »Film Review: Catwoman (2004)
SYNOPSIS: A shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat, walks a thin line between criminal and hero, even as a detective doggedly pursues her, fascinated by both of her personas. REVIEW: What is it about the film “Catwoman” that I really liked despite its noted failed arrival and circus of criticism? Of course the lovely …
Read More »Film Review: Swordfish (2001)
SYNOPSIS: A secretive renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world’s greatest hacker (who is trying to stay clean) to steal billions in US Government dirty money. REVIEW: Easily one of John Travolta’s greatest roles, “Swordfish” is a collective of great talent, cinematography, script and slick acting. That memorable opening with the Tarantino-like monolog which quickly moves into a hostage-bomb segment ending badly …
Read More »Podcast: Monster Movie Podcast – Eps 45
Welcome to the Monster Movie Podcast. Join us this week for theatrical double feature with The Call and Stoker. This is episode 45 recorded March 20, 2013 with your host Doc Rotten. Click here to download Episode 45 of the Monster Movie Podcast. Click here for the RSS feed to the Monster Movie Podcast. Click here to find more of Horror News Net’s Podcasts …
Read More »Film Review: Gothika (2003)
SYNOPSIS: Ghost story in which a repressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the very asylum where she worked with no memory of why she is there and what she has done. REVIEW: All of the right ingredients are present in the movie Gothika, making it a treat for any lover of thrillers or horrors. We’ve got a …
Read More »Check Out The First TV Spot For Brad Anderson’s THE CALL
Director Brad Anderson has a new project hitting on March 15th and today brings the first TV spot for the high action abduction flick. Starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin the film tell the tale of Emergency Call Center Operator Jordan (Halle Berry) who takes, well, a call from Casey (Abigail Breslin) a teenage girl who has been abducted and …
Read More »Film Review: X-Men (2000)
SYNOPSIS: Two mutants come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers. REVIEW: With the arrival of the “X-men” onto screen came a wave of hero-focused films. However it’s seeing the X-men on the big screen that was the defining moment for me. I had grown up reading the …
Read More »Dark Tide: Halle Berry and some sharp ass teeth are involved…
Halle Berry, Ralph Brown, Adi Shankar, Luke Stein, Mark Elderkin, Thoko Ntshinga, and Sizwe Msutu have all been cast for roles in Oliver Martinez’s Dark Tide. The film has Ms. Berry playing Kate Mathieson, who is a shark naturalist and documentarian. She has been very reluctant to re-enter the water since the very tragic death of her mentor. Kate used …
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