After seeing Dog Soldiers a few weeks ago, I noticed that another werewolf movie kept being mentioned in some of the reviews for that movie. Comparisons between the two movies seemed inevitable for those that had seen Ginger Snaps, which had come out two years before. Curious about this film, I added itContinue Reading
When a small band of soldiers is dropped into the highlands of Scotland for a routine exercise, they’re completely unaware of what they’re getting themselves into. After spending one night in the wilderness, they come across the remains of a special operations unit that’s literally been torn apart. They soonContinue Reading
When a young girl, named Junko (Akiko Yada), discovers she has pyrokinesis, the power to ignite and control flames with her mind, she is forced to live a life of relative solitude. When a co-worker, Tada (Hideaki Ito), asks her to a party and introduces her to his sister sheContinue Reading
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a twenty-nine year old man with no direction in his life. His daily routine includes working at an electronics store and then spending time at the bar with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield), and his friend (and flatmate), Ed (Nick Frost). Worried that her relationship withContinue Reading
Name all the good shark movies you’ve ever seen. OK, there’s Jaws and, um, maybe Jaws 2. Oh, Deep Blue Sea wasn’t horrible. That’s about it. We won’t be adding Red Water to that list, that’s for sure. Red Water features such cinema luminaries as Coolio, Kristy Swanson (the originalContinue Reading
Released in 1987, Predator is an interesting blend of action, science-fiction and Reagan-era machismo. Featuring then box-office king Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by John McTiernan, who would later direct the Die Hard films, Predator is a relatively solid film with only few glaring problems that keep it from being aContinue Reading
M. Night Shyamalan has been frustrating and frightening audiences for five years now. In 1999, The Sixth Sense came out of nowhere and became a smash hit with a chilling story and a wicked twist. Now, Mr. Shyamalan brings us The Village, a story about a tenuous truce with creaturesContinue Reading