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Blood Work (2002) Movie Review
Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to have seen too many Serial Killer movies. Take Clint Eastwood’s “Blood Work” for example. It’s a decent enough Serial Killer movie, with some more of the nice, competent...
Read More »Naked Killer (1992) Movie Review
Here’s an interesting survey for those of you planning on watching 1992′s “Naked Killer”: If you’re a cop, and you witness a woman repeatedly stab a guy in the balls with a scissor, should...
Read More »Lifeline (1997) Movie Review
I’m a sucker for cop movies, but I’ve never been all that enthusiastic about firefighter movies. I mean, besides watching firefighters battle fires, what’s the point? And really, how many different ways to show...
Read More »Il Mare (2000) Movie Review
If you thought the idea of actual time travel is fraught with disaster, then you should try your hand at writing a Time Travel movie! The smart filmmakers make the conscious decision to address...
Read More »The Embalmer (1996) Movie Review
To be honest, I don’t know why I spend so much time hunting down and watching no-budget movies like “Embalmer” and its ilk. I guess if I had to absolutely put a reason to...
Read More »Buying the Cow (2002) Movie Review
“Buying the Cow” is a Romantic Comedy made for guys, but unfortunately guys don’t go to movie theaters to see Romantic Comedies, so it’s no surprise that Walt Becker’s movie has had no theatrical...
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Demons (1985) Movie Review
Surprisingly, I had a lot of hope for “Demons”, and was anticipating its first reveal of the demons that would terrorize our characters with bated breath. And then the demons were revealed, and all...
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Black Sash: Pilot (2003) TV Review
TV shows like “Black Sash” can only exist in a world with networks like the WB and UPN. It’s a teen-oriented martial arts show with only the presence of movie veteran Russell Wong (“Romeo...
Read More »Phone Booth (2003) Movie Review
“Phone Booth”, schedule for release in 2002, was delayed for about 5 months because of real-life events that took place in the States. I am referring to a string of sniper shootings in the...
Read More »Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Movie Review
The “Austin Powers” franchise is probably the only movies I know of where the plot is irrelevant from the very start. 1999′s “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” turned a minor success (the...
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Choice of Hercules (2002) Movie Review
Masato Harada’s new movie “Choice of Hercules” would probably make more sense re-titled as “The Labors of Hercules”. Like the Greek myth before him, Atsuyuki Sassa (Koji Yakusho), a knowledgeable official with a Japanese...
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Darkness (2002) Movie Review
The new horror movie “Darkness”, not to be confused with “Darkness Falls” (although both films share similar gimmicks involving darkness), stars Anna Paquin (“X-Men”) as a teen whose family moves into an old house...
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Deathwatch (2002) Movie Review
As further proof of the sad state of horror films nowadays, I give you the British movie “Deathwatch” and the recently reviewed Spanish/U.S. collaboration “Darkness”. Two films, made by very competent directors using super...
Read More »Vampires (1998) Movie Review
You really have to like Vampire movies in order to appreciate how good and original John Carpenter’s “Vampires” is. And I’m not talking about Fake Vampire movies, where the vampire is of Eurotrash origin...
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Nowhere in Africa (2001) Movie Review
I’m reasonably certain that Caroline Link’s “Nowhere in Africa” will strike a cord with a lot of people. After all, it did when the Oscar for Best Foreign Film of 2002, although how a...
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The Star (2002) Movie Review
As of late few war movies about World War II have been black and white. Oh sure, you’ll still find films mired in simplistic jingoism, but the films that manage to gain international acclaim...
Read More »Tears of the Sun (2003) Movie Review
Africa is a continent trapped in constant turmoil, and it’s not altogether surprising that there hasn’t been a movie that’s attempted to shed light on the causes. (At least I am ignorant of the...
Read More »Sleeping with the Dead (2002) Movie Review
Although sold as a Supernatural Horror film, the new Jordan Chan movie “Sleeping with the Dead” actually works better as a Drama. For one thing, the supernatural premise behind “Sleeping” is a retread of...
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Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead (1994) Movie Review
Marked most noticeably by the vast improvement in movie special effects circa 1994, “Phantasm 3″ also gets a much-needed boost by way of a coherent screenplay. In “Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead”, franchise...
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