Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A research team trying to prove supernatural theories about a crew’s disappearance on the merchant ship “the Mary Celeste”, discover more than they anticipated. REVIEW: Based on an actual legend, the Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. It was found slightly disheveled but in a …
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Film Review: Earthquake (1974)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Construction engineer Stewart Graff is estranged from his jealously possessive wife, Remy, and has an affair with Denise Marshall, the widow of a co-worker. Meanwhile, Remy tries to persuade her father, Sam Royce, who is Stuart’s employer, to use his influence to stop Stuart from seeing Denise. Rogue policeman Lew Slade is suspended from the LAPD …
Read More »Film Review: Maniac Cop (1988)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: In New York City the police are hardly viewed as a “helpful source” even back in 1988. Imagine the fear that begins to swell around the city when a uniformed officer starts brutally murdering innocent people. Young officer Jack Forrest is soon framed for the crimes, but as he sits in jail the death toll keeps mounting …
Read More »Film Review: Q The Winged Serpent (1982)
SYNOPSIS: A Meso-American deity terrorizes New York City. REVIEW: Best Michael Moriarty Line: “I stink and I just wanna cry…I just…no I haven’t cried since I was a little kid…I just wanna cry.” Written and Directed by Larry Cohen Starring: Michael Moriarty, David Carradine, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree Best line not spoken by Moriarty: “My God, with a wingspan like …
Read More »Film Review: Steel (1997)
SYNOPSIS: “John Henry Irons is a weapons designer for the United States military. When his project to create weapons that harmlessly neutralise soldiers is eradicated, he resigns in disgust. When he sees criminal gangs are using the weapons that he helped manufacture on the street, he uses his resources and his Uncle Joe’s equipment in his junkyard to fight back …
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