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Man on Fire (2004) Movie Review
Lest you think the makers of “Man on Fire” is exaggerating about the plague of kidnappings for ransom in Mexico, you would be wrong. “Official numbers” claim 214 such events between 2001 and 2003,
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Dinocroc (2003) Movie Review
Like the Teen Slasher genre, Creatures Attack movies have their own written-in-stone conventions. They are: the Evil Corporation that causes the problem by way of an illegal experiment; the Evil CEO that tries to
Read More »American Nightmare (2002) Movie Review
Jon Keeyes’ “American Nightmare” is a low-budget horror movie that is surprisingly better than most. Keeyes, who also wrote and directed, falls into that category of horror filmmakers who wears their adoration for the
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) Movie Review
Before “Gamera: Guardian of the Universe”, Gamera was a pathetic Godzilla knockoff, starring in several films during the 60′s and 70′s. His movies were cheaply made and primarily aimed at young children with very
Read More »Club Dread (2004) Movie Review
I guess you’d officially call “Club Dread” a horror-comedy, although it’s a bit hard to decipher where the comedy ends and the horror begins, and vice versa. There’s just no getting around that the
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The Amityville Horror (2005) Movie Review
“The Amityville Horror” was always a rather strange choice of films to revisit, given that it lacks the instant recognition and built-in fan bases of other recent remakes such as “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
Read More »Live or Die (2003) Movie Review
Anyone looking for an excellent reason to die young should immediately rush out and buy this waste of a DVD. Although billed as an action/comedy, is has little action and the only laughs are
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Ley Lines (1999) Movie Review
(Movie Review by Bill Paterson) Sad to say, I enjoyed this film the least of the three in the set. I probably shouldn’t take points off just because “Ley Lines” is a little less
Read More »Rotten Shaolin Zombies (2004) Movie Review
What can you say about Blaine Wasylkiw’s “Rotten Shaolin Zombies” except you either like’em or you don’t. Truth be told, there’s actually only one zombie, and I’m not sure going to a dojo qualifies
Read More »Hart’s War (2002) Movie Review
For a movie about American soldiers during World War II and considering its title, Gregory Hoblit’s Hart’s War is not actually a war film. There’s very little actual “war” action, at least not enough
Read More »Big Fish (2003) Movie Review
There is something so heartfelt and sincere about Tim Burton’s “Big Fish” that if you don’t find yourself smiling during the movie and then deeply affected when it’s done, you are the type of
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Yomigaeri: Resurrection (2003) Movie Review
“Yomigaeri” isn’t a movie that tries to scare you; in fact, it does everything it can not to scare you. Despite its premise — dead people are mysteriously resurrected and returns to their loved
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Godzilla vs Destroyer (1995) Movie Review
Toho Pictures decided that the 22nd Godzilla film would be the great monster’s swan song, although his retirement eventually proved to be a short one. Clever enough to tie the film to events from
Read More »Comrade (aka Double Agent, 2003) Movie Review
The words “double agent” and “espionage” conjure up exciting images, especially when being used to describe a movie. It’s sad that this Korean import doesn’t live up to those expectations. By choosing to focus
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Band of Brothers (2001) Mini-series TV Review
The HBO original mini-series “Band of Brothers” is the kind of filmmaking enterprise that makes the word “epic” seem inadequate. The series (smartly) takes a myopic view of the war, focusing on a small
Read More »Hallow’s End (2003) Movie Review
Dear Low-budget Horror Filmmakers: Your low-budget horror opus should not — and I can’t stress this enough, should not — under any circumstances resemble a bad Afterschool Special at any point. The niche audience
Read More »Sex and the Beauties (2004) Movie Review
The thing about characters in movies having uni-brows — that is, one long eyebrow instead of two — is that it only works if it’s not overplayed. Say, a cameo appearance by someone with
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Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla (1994) Movie Review
Probably the best thing about “Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla” is its title. It promises a terrific new monster, and it has a nice ring to it. Too bad the actual movie is an inept
Read More »Timeline (2003) Movie Review
For some reason people in “Timeline” are constantly talking over each other. I’m not sure if director Richard Donner (“Lethal Weapon”) planned this, but the end result is irritating as hell. In a lot
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Hellboy (2004) Movie Review
Movies featuring little know comic book characters have come a long way since the modestly budgeted “The Crow” in 1994. Now Columbia Pictures gives Mike Mignola’s creation the full big budget treatment, complete with
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