Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: In a dystopian future, a young girl seeks revenge on the men who killed her father REVIEW: Director: Ralph Ziman Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, India Eisley, Callan McAuliffe Kite tells the story of Sawa (India Eisley), a young girl living in a city where crime and gangs rule the streets. After Sawa’s mother and father are found …
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Film Review: Sphere (1998)
SYNOPSIS: A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years’ worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean. REVIEW: Realistic and believable, the film adaptation of Michael Crichton’s best selling novel Sphere combines acting heavyweights with the intriguing tale and doing it justice. When a spaceship is found sunken beneath years of coral growth buried under one thousand feet …
Read More »Film Review: Cell (2016)
SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England. REVIEW: A movie starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson is one that was sure to catch my attention. I had been hearing about this title for awhile now not entirely knowing it was a 28 days-ish …
Read More »10 Worst Films Of 2016
Fifty years from now, 2016 will be remembered as a outstanding year for horror films in general. There were some sizable horror hits at the box office this year, and while not all of the bigger hits were especially good films, it’s never a bad thing if the genre you’re particular to has a good year. But I’m not here …
Read More »Film Review: Oldboy (2013)
SYNOPSIS: Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason REVIEW:
Read More »Film Review: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield are two hitmen on the hunt for a briefcase whose contents were stolen from their boss, Marsellus Wallace. They run into a few unexpected detours along the road. Marsellus is out of town, and he’s ordered Vincent to take care of his wife, Mia. That is, take her out for a night …
Read More »Film Review: Robocop (2014)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When Detroit police officer, Alex Murphy, is critically wounded by a criminal mastermind his only hope of survival is the experimental robo-program at OmniCorp led by Dr. Dennett Norton. CEO Raymond Sellars sees Murphy as an opportunity to introduce his “robot soldier” technology to U.S. soil by putting a man into the suit making him a …
Read More »Film Review: Django Unchained (2012)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. REVIEW: At first glance during the opening credits of Django Unchained, the film appears to be nothing more than a typical spaghetti western. However, within the very first few minutes it becomes clear that it …
Read More »Film Review: Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Aquatica is a research lab located in the ocean. Doctors Susan McAlester and Jim Whitlock are currently doing research to help in the re-activation of dormant human brain cells like those found in Alzheimer’s patients. It seems that sharks do not lose any brain activity as they age, leading Susan and Jim to think that the …
Read More »Film Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America’s ideals. REVIEW: Man oh man, is it hot in NYC today. The temp got up to 106 degrees in the city today (114 degrees if you factor in …
Read More »Film Review: Jurassic Park 3D (1993/2013)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. REVIEW: I remember the excitement I felt when I bought tickets to see “JURASSIC PARK” for the first time in 1993. Back then it was THE movie to see, with effects like no film before …
Read More »Film Review: Jurassic Park (1993)
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 …
Read More »Film Review: Meeting Evil (2012)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: John is taken on a murder-fueled ride by a mysterious stranger that transforms the weak-willed, disillusioned husband and father into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family. REVIEW: Meeting Evil a thrilling adventure by Chris Fisher whose script (based on Thomas Berger’s novel) has a wonderfully twisted Twilight Zone feel …
Read More »Film Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
SYNOPSIS:: A team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers unites to explore an uncharted island in the Pacific. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong. As their mission becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Read More »Film Review: Kingsman The Secret Service (2015)
SYNOPSIS: A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. REVIEW: Director Matthew Vaughn continues to weave his magical and highly entertaining touch in his translating comic book properties from page to screen with his latest bombastic blast, Kingsman The Secret Service. …
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