Thriller

11:14

November 16, 2005 // 0 Comments

"11:14" is director/writer Greg Marcks' feature film debut, and it is an impressive one at that. At the tender age of 27 he put together a solid script, successfully shopped it around Hollywood, pulled in a respectable cast, including [...]

Oldboy

November 3, 2005 // 0 Comments

It is one of the Internet Movie Database's top 250 movies ever. It was given four stars by Roger Ebert. Harry Knowles liked it so much he recorded a commentary track for the Region 3 DVD. So how come most people haven't heard of [...]

Warning Shot

November 1, 2005 // 0 Comments

Being the sucker for crime/mystery movies that I am, I quickly checked out "Warning Shot" when it arrived on DVD in our offices, eager to learn more about this thriller starring David Janssen that I had not seen before. During a stake-out, Sgt. [...]

Hammett

October 25, 2005 // 0 Comments

Wim Wenders' film "Hammett" is a nice throwback to the classic Film noir genre, only this time it is in color. Telling the story of former-Pinkerton-detective-turned-dime-novel-writer, Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) he suddenly finds [...]

The Candy Snatchers

October 24, 2005 // 0 Comments

I love "The Candy Snatchers." It is one of the lost gems in the exploitation genre and has been ignored far too long. I haven't been this passionate about a movie for a long time. I have certainly seen some great films this year, but there [...]

Mind Hunters

October 11, 2005 // 0 Comments

When a group of top-notch F.B.I. profilers head off to a secluded island for an in-depth exercise in studying the mind of a serial killer, things take an unusual turn, in Renny Harlin's latest "Mind Hunters." Jake Harris (Val Kilmer) is the [...]

Whispering Corridors

October 10, 2005 // 0 Comments

"The Ring" is primarily responsible for the Asian horror market blanketing our DVD releases. The problem is, for every movie like "The Ring", there are five movies like "Ring 2". I have kept up with the Asian horror craze, as [...]

The Interpreter

October 7, 2005 // 0 Comments

This might sound strange, but if I am watching a film and I never get the urge to look at my watch or glance at the DVD players counter display, thinking to myself, "good god how long is this?" that simple act alone tells me that I am watching a [...]

The Italian Job

October 3, 2005 // 0 Comments

The not-so recent trend in Hollywood of remaking older movies and television shows for a new generation has spawned a new breed of movie watcher: The person who's seen the original. These specific people enjoyed another victory in 2003 when Paramount [...]

The Man With Nine Lives

September 23, 2005 // 0 Comments

In 1940, Boris Karloff was at the height of his career and in "The Man With Nine Lives" he played a dark, brooding scientist in an interesting tale showcasing the predicament when scientists have to decide what is more important – the live of [...]
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