Reviews

The Forsaken

October 2, 2001 // 0 Comments

If you look under ’F’ in the horror DVD section of your favorite store, you’ll find two films starring Kerr Smith and Brendand Fehr – ’Final Destination’ and ’The Forsaken’. Take my advice, stick with ’Final Destination’. ’The [...]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Superbit

October 2, 2001 // 0 Comments

Not since Bruce Lee’s "Enter The Dragon" has a Martial Arts film seen as much notoriety as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Sadly the time was not right for the legendary Bruce Lee in the 70s and his films never managed to break [...]

When Worlds Collide

October 1, 2001 // 0 Comments

Mention the name George Pal to any fan of classic science fiction and you’re sure to elicit a smile. The great producer and director was behind such crowd-pleasers as ’War of the Worlds’ and ’The Time Machine’ and every one of his films benefits [...]

Beautiful Creatures

October 1, 2001 // 0 Comments

’Beautiful Creatures’ is marketed as a cross between Guy Ritchie’s ’Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and Ridley Scott’s ’Thelma and Louise.’ While nowhere near as good as either of those two films, the movie does have a certain charm [...]

Recess: School’s Out

October 1, 2001 // 0 Comments

The plot of Disney’s ’Recess: School’s Out’ is oddly reminiscent of Dan Simmon’s horror novel ’Summer of Night’. The animated film, based on the popular Saturday morning cartoon series, begins on the last day of school. T.J. (Andy Lawrence) [...]

Driven

September 28, 2001 // 0 Comments

Films concerning athletic events have to be considered one of the most enduring genres in the world of movies. Despite some recent box-office disappointments ("Summer Catch"…anyone?), Hollywood continues to churn out more sports movies [...]

Tremors 3: Back To Perfection

September 28, 2001 // 0 Comments

China has its Pandas, Australia has its Koalas, and Perfection, Nevada has its Graboids . . . still. In this second direct-to-video sequel to 1989’s surprisingly enjoyable creature feature, ’Tremors,’ militia-minded survivalist Burt Gummer is back [...]

The Possession Of Nurse Sherri

September 28, 2001 // 0 Comments

Drive-in films fans should rejoice, as the Al Adamson/Sam Sherman cult classic ’Nurse Sherri’ has found its way to DVD under the title ’The Possession of Nurse Sherri’. (The title change won’t be that jarring to fans, as the film played [...]

Faust: Love Of The Damned

September 27, 2001 // 0 Comments

You know a movie is going to be weird when Jeffrey Combs plays a fairly normal person. ’Faust: Love of the Damned’ is based upon a very violent and bloody comic book, and has yielded a very bloody and violent film. Mark Frost stars as John Jaspers, a [...]

Total Recall: Special Edition

September 27, 2001 // 0 Comments

In revisiting Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 futuristic epic ’Total Recall, ’ Artisan Home Entertainment pulled out all the stops in their new, truly packed special edition DVD. An excellent transfer, remastered sound and a plethora of supplements including [...]
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