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8 Mile (2002) Movie Review
The question everyone had coming into “8 Mile”, the new movie by director Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”) was: Can Eminem act? Well, the answer is maybe. Yes, Eminem, white rapper extraordinaire, can indeed act;...
Read More »Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003) Movie Review
If you’ve seen enough Hong Kong movies you may start to notice that a lot of the same people keep showing up in the same movies. It’s because the present Hong Kong film industry...
Read More »Moving August (2002) Movie Review
The biggest obstacle with “Moving August” isn’t its obviously low budget, or even its limited locale and resources, but rather this: the movie expects us to believe that average looking August (Eddie McClintock) would...
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Bruce Almighty (2003) Movie Review
There’s a recent trend with a lot of so-called comedies that comes out of Hollywood that states that the trailer is usually funnier than the actual movie. This is because the trailer gets to...
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Ghost Rig (aka The Devil’s Tattoo, 2001) Movie Review
The British horror film “Ghost Rig”, essentially a Last Stand in a Haunted House movie set on an oil rig, immediately peaks my attention. Not because it’s an outstanding horror flick, but because of...
Read More »A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) Movie Review
One of the more irritating conventions of Teen Slasher films is that our teen lead is determined to “spread the word” about the killer, even though no one will believe her, not having seen...
Read More »A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy’s Dead – The Final Nightmare (1991) Movie Review
From the very first musical chorus in the soundtrack you know “NOES 6: The Final Nightmare” is not like the others. For one, it’s the franchise’s first entry in the ’90s and the soundtrack...
Read More »A Nightmare on Elm Street 7: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) Movie Review
1994′s “NOES 7″ (aka “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare”) came 3 years after the final, miserable sequel, and I’m hardpressed to call it horror at all. The movie is more suspense/thriller doused in heavy post-modernism....
Read More »A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) Movie Review
Besides Freddy Krueger, the Teen Slasher franchise “A Nightmare On Elm Street” is known for one other thing: the uselessness of adults. Teen Slasher films have always found adults to be relatively clueless, but...
Read More »A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987) Movie Review
The first thing you notice about “NOES 3: The Dream Warriors” is the seamless transition from waking scenes to dream scenes. Director Chuck Russell (“Eraser”) handles the camerawork fluidly, which is one of many...
Read More »A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) Movie Review
Granted, the phrase, “Man, that just doesn’t make sense” seems to go hand in hand with a horror franchise about a supernatural killer that haunts and then slaughters teens in their dreams. Then again,...
Read More »Haunted Office (2002) Movie Review
“Haunted Office”, a 2002 offering from Hong Kong, is a horror anthology consisting of 3 episodes set in the same haunted office building. Unlike other anthologies, there isn’t a middleman (e.g. the Crypt Keeper)...
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Down to Hell (1996) Movie Review
Much like the feature length movie that would follow it, the Super 8 short “Down to Hell” needs to be seen to be believed. It’s not that writer/director/camera operator/caterer/janitor Ryuhei Kitamura has created something...
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Dead Like Me: Pilot (2003) TV Review
People say that when you’re about to die you can feel Death’s icy fingers on the back of your neck. According to the new Showtime comedy/drama “Dead Like Me”, it’s not actually Death himself...
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Nemesis Game (2003) Movie Review
Writer/director Jesse Warn’s “Nemesis Game” is a mild diversion. It’s not bad enough to be useless, but it’s also not quite good enough to surpass average. Wait, does that make sense? Well yes, if...
Read More »The Hunted (2003) Movie Review
Director William Friedkin’s “The Hunted” is one of those movies that would benefit greatly from a longer running length, instead of having been chopped to hell and back until all that’s left resembles one...
Read More »Dark Walker (2003) Movie Review
A movie like “Dark Walker” usually prompts me to make mention of its lack of originality. But I won’t do that this time, mostly because I’m convinced director Danny Draven and his writers know...
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The Twins Effect (2003) Movie Review
Using manipulative music in movies is nothing new. Steven Spielberg used to make a living off it. Such is the case with “The Twins Effect”, the new “it” movie from Hong Kong starring two...
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Now and Again (1999-2000) TV Series Review
“Now and Again” is a wonderful TV show that was unfortunately cancelled after only one season. But at least it got to last for a full season, with a full 22 episodes to its...
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