Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “John McClane, the New York cop who took on single handed some men who took over the office building where his wife worked a year ago, is now at Dulles Airport waiting for his wife to arrive so they can spend Christmas with her family. But it turns out that a South American President who became …
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Film Review: Raising Cain (1992)
SYNOPSIS: The oncologist wife of a prominent child psychologist suspects her husband has an unhealthy scientific obsession with their child, unaware of what – or who – is really going on inside his head. REVIEW: Brian De Palma’s Raising Cain is a classic as far as I’m concerned. A film that, once you pop it on, is like slipping on …
Read More »Film Review: I Melt With You (2011)
SYNOPSIS: When four 40-something college friends meet up for their annual reunion, things start to spiral out of control, and a pact they made as young men is revisited. REVIEW: “I Melt With You” is a new film under the direction of Mark Pellington. The movie rides on the acting talents of Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay and Jeremy …
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 …
Read More »Film Review: River’s Edge (1986)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A high school slacker kills his girlfriend and shows off her dead body to their friends. However, the friends’ reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself. REVIEW: Written by: Neal Jimenez Directed by: Tim Hunter Starring: Ione Sky Leitch, Daniel Roebuck, Roxana Zal, Cripsin Glover, Keaunu Reeves and Dennis Hopper Hell-o, everyone. …
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