Pleasantville with zombies. I think that’s pretty accurate description. A smart comedy with an occasional zombie attack. Billy Connolly is utterly charming as the loyal title character. However, the whole cast is great as everyone is playing it straight. It would be very easy to ham it up with this subject matter, but that doesn’t …
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It would not be an enviable task to try and follow-up an absolute classic. While it does not reach the heights of the original, this is a very worthy sequel. Well crafted, very suspenseful script with plenty of clever surprises. Perkins is sublime once again as Norman Bates who may or not be slipping back …
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A frustrated door-to-door drill salesman is tired of having doors slammed in his face so he decides to take it out on the children of his failed sales attempts. His commissions may be low, but the body count will be high. Little does he know, someone is watching his every move and she is really …
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Just when you thought it was safe to bring naked humanoid alien forms in suspended-animation back to earth… they turn out to be space vampires! Starts off really strong, but then goes on for too long. The London under attack scene with 30 minutes left looks like a scene from “That’s Armageddon!” Congrats if you …
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A twisted thriller from New Zealand about a psychiatrist whom interviews a serial killer in a mental institution. Very stylish, told in flashbacks as well as mental delusions. It could be deemed gory except the blood looks like black ink. Plenty of suspense, solid script.
A quiet Canadian vampire drama about a teenage transient looking for a new start in a small town all the while he’s being followed by someone from his past. Not your average vampire flick. It’s more about the story than the killings. It’s more about character than carnage. And Kim Coates is in it, so …
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A self-aware Invasion Of The Body Snatchers ripoff and it’s not too bad. I don’t know if it’s the character or the haircut, but I’ve never a fan of Harnett since first seeing this movie; the rest of the cast is fine. Very cool faculty casting, I mean, Robert Patrick, Harry Knowles and Jon ‘Fucking’ …
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From the director of Snakes On A Plane comes Sharks In A Lake. Some hillbillies have filled a saltwater lake with hundreds of sharks affixed with cameras to record the inevitable attacks. Well, Jaws it isn’t. However, it’s also not Jaws: The Revenge. It’s somewhere in the middle. Put logic on the back burner, and …
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A deep sea mining crew encounters a creature derived from a genetic experiment and it quickly disrupts their mission and the rampant sexual harassment occurring on the rig. This has B-movie written all over it, but it has first class effects and makeup. Creature created by the late Stan Winston. A great popcorn flick.
During a school prank, a young boy is visited by the ghost of a murdered girl which leads to continual hauntings and the boy’s life being in danger from the girl’s killer. A nice little ghost story. Some suspense, but it never really succeeds at maintaining that tone since the script drops humour in here …
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