Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. Feature film based on the video game by Capcom. REVIEW: The term ‘divisive’ was pretty much made for some filmmakers. Whether it’s the twee hipster stylings of Wes Anderson, …
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Film Review: Season Of The Witch (2011)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Two knights of the crusade are enlisted to transport a suspected witch to a monastery where she will be put on trial for being suspected of bringing the black plague upon the land, killing thousands. But they end up with a lot more than they can handle from the young girl and end up in a …
Read More »Film Review: Book of Life (2014)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears. REVIEW: Book of Life, a supernatural-tinged animated feature from producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez, is pure imagination on a …
Read More »Film Review: The Last Winter (2006)
SYNOPSIS: When strange things start happening at an Arctic oil-drilling outpost, workers fear their cabin is haunted by ancient spirits, and the unexplained events spark a feud between an oil company representative (Ron Perlman) and an eco-activist (James LeGros). Larry Fessenden‘s supernatural thriller adds a terrifying new layer to global warming and the perils of oil production. Connie Britton, Kevin …
Read More »Film Review: Cronos (1993)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “In 1536, fleeing from the Inquisition, the alchemist Huberto Fulcanelli disembarked in Veracruz, Mexico. Appointed official watchmaker to the viceroy, Fulcanelli was determined to perfect an invention which would provide him with the key to eternal life. He was to name it the Cronos device. Four hundred years later, one night in 1937, part of the …
Read More »Film Review: Hellboy (2004)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness. REVIEW: With the rush of superhero films raking in the audiences, it was only a matter of time before director Guillermo del Toro got on board with his own adaptation. Hellboy …
Read More »Film Review: Bad Ass (2012)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime. REVIEW: Danny Trejo doing what he does best…kicking ass! While the film keeps to the classic Bronson style …
Read More »Film Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to …
Read More »Film Review: Sleepwalkers (1992)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on. REVIEW: Stephen King has gone on record about being addicted to various drugs, especially cocaine and marijuana, during the 80s and 90s. I think one only need look at the movies he was involved with …
Read More »Film Review: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. REVIEW: Director: Steven K. DeKnight Writer: Stephen K. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T. S. Nowlin Starring: John Boyega, Cailee Spaeny, Scott Eastwood, Charlie Day, Burn …
Read More »Film Review: Ice Pirates (1984)
SYNOPSIS: In the far future water is the most valuable substance. Two space pirates are captured, sold to a princess, and recruited to help her find her father who disappeared when he found information dangerous to the rulers. A real Space Opera with sword fights, explosions, fighting robots, monsters, bar fights and time warps. REVIEW: I first saw Ice Pirates …
Read More »Film Review: Crave (2012)
SYNOPSIS: A depressed, oddball freelance photographer named Aiden escapes from his lonely existence fantasizing about saving damsels in distress and killing people that he thinks deserve it. After falling for his sexy neighbor Virginia (who he has a one night stand with) his life seems to have purpose. Thanks to her he thinks that he’s finally going to get the …
Read More »Film Review: Quest For Fire (1981)
SYNOPSIS: “In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe’s future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their …
Read More »Film Review: Poker Night (2014)
SYNOPSIS: When you become a detective in Warsaw Indiana – you go to Poker Night, where you play against some of the best cops in the business. They tell you stories about their time on the job – their successes and failures. When new Detective Stan Jeter leaves the game, he is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in …
Read More »Film Review: 13 Sins (2014)
SYNOPSIS: A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last. REVIEW: Since Richard Connell warped the man vs. man plot archetype in his 1924 short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” the thematic device of have-nots being treated …
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