SYNOPSIS: A mere 200 yards from shore, a young surfer is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. REVIEW: It’s not easy to make an effective thriller in which one person squares off against a shark. Lord knows, lots of people thought it was after Steven Spielberg unleashed Jaws …
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Film Review: House of Wax (2005)
SYNOPSIS: A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit REVIEW: I find it extremely amusing that one of the key marketing tools for House of Wax was that it gives the audience an opportunity to see Paris Hilton get killed! But if that …
Read More »Film Review: Orphan (2009)
SYNOPSIS: A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be. REVIEW: First let me say Orphan is a well done film. Though I still wondered why and how it made it to the theater circuit as a feature film. We are not really being introduced …
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