Dec
27
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love
December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995)
IMDB rating: 2.50
Plot: Michael Oliver has grown up and moved on. Chapter 3 of the Problem Child trilogy features pre-teened Junior in love with a classmate that won’t even notice him, but does notice three other boys who are rivals to Junior. This means war! Junior trashes the three [...]
Dec
26
Phantasm II
December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Phantasm II (1988)
IMDB rating: 6.10
Plot: Mike, following his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike’s dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does. They reach an Oregon [...]
Dec
22
Revelation
December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Revelation (1999)
IMDB rating: 4.70
Plot: Thorold Stone’s family was among those who vanished three months ago, and he is still stung by that fact. Since childhood, he has always been logical and suspicious, and, of course, he’s uncertain whether Franco Macalousso is the Messiah he claims he is. Stone works for Len Parker, who runs One [...]
Dec
22
Creep
December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Creep (2004)
IMDB rating: 5.50
Plot: While inspecting the sewage system of London, two workers are attacked by a weird creature. Later, Kate decides to leave a party trying to meet the actor ‘George Clooney’ (qv) who is in London. She waits for the last underground train, but after drinking many alcoholic beverages, she falls asleep accidentally [...]
Dec
20
Crazy Eights
December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Crazy Eights (2006)
IMDB rating: 4.30
Plot: Six friends reunite after 20 years at a mutual childhood friend’s funeral. A search through their deceased friend’s house reveals a map to a trunk. The map spurs the friends to find it and dig it up. After uncovering the trunk, the unexpected is found … the rotted remains of [...]
Dec
15
Squid and the Whale, The
December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Squid and the Whale, The (2005)
IMDB rating: 7.70
Plot: The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge [...]
Dec
15
Prey for Rock & Roll
December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)
IMDB rating: 6.00
Plot: Prey For Rock & Roll is the story of Jacki and her all-girl rock and roll band, Clam Dandy, who are trying to make it in the LA club scene of the late 1980’s. After ten years of being ignored by record producers, Jacki and the band [...]
Dec
15
Speed 2: Cruise Control
December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
IMDB rating: 3.20
Plot: Annie and her policeman boyfriend Alex decide to take a romantic ocean cruise together. Once at sea, however, one of the passengers, a disgruntled computer genius named Giger, disables the ship. Alex must now foil Giger’s plans and bring everyone back safely to shore, but how can he [...]
Dec
14
Great Raid, The
December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Great Raid, The (2005)
IMDB rating: 6.90
Plot: Set in the Philippines in 1945 towards the end of WWII, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci and Captain Robert Prince, the 6th Ranger Battalion undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, they intend to liberate over 500 American Soldiers [...]
Dec
14
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
IMDB rating: 6.10
Plot: The third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius and Zira travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities — until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives!
Directors: Taylor Don
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