Movie Review Archives

King Kong Lives

Monkey see, monkey do the nasty

Reviewed Feb 4, 2020

After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Rush Hour 2

Bad boys get into big trouble in little China when they t...

Reviewed Jan 31, 2020

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release

King Kong (1976)

Dwan of the Planet of the Apes!

Reviewed Jan 28, 2020

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

Rush Hour

A lethal 48 hours with a Chinese boy scout and a Beverly ...

Reviewed Jan 24, 2020

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release

Bad Boys for Life

Boys II Good Men

Reviewed Jan 21, 2020

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Amadeus

Well, there it is.

Reviewed Jan 17, 2020

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Genres: Drama, History, Music, Theatrical Release

King Kong Escapes

Will work for blondes

Reviewed Jan 14, 2020

An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Grudge (2020)

Six degrees of devastation

Reviewed Jan 10, 2020

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to protect herself and her family from harm. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Not another boring science show!

Reviewed Jan 7, 2020

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Ju-on: The Final Curse

Kayoko vs. Karaoke Singer

Reviewed Jan 5, 2020

Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki household who tells her about what happened to her sister. Mai will now uncover the dark secrets of Ju-on and will try to end the curse once and for all. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Ju-on: The Beginning of the End

Kayoko vs. Karaoke Singer

Reviewed Jan 3, 2020

A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Misery

Look what you made us do!

Reviewed Dec 31, 2019

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ju-on: Black Ghost

All I want for Christmas are my bottom 16 teeth

Reviewed Dec 29, 2019

The supernatural grudge manifests itself by way of a strange cyst growing in the body of a young woman, slowly draining all life from her in revenge for... what? Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

Ju-on: White Ghost

All I want for Christmas are my bottom 16 teeth 

Reviewed Dec 27, 2019

An apparitions of a young schoolgirl in a yellow rain hat, a family massacre, and a law student's suicide after he fails his bar exam are linked by the ominous recordings discovered on an audio cassette. Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

You can call me Rey. Or you can call me cray cray. Or you...

Reviewed Dec 24, 2019

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Brown Arrow

Flash Gordon

We’re going to empty your mind as we might empty your p...

Reviewed Dec 20, 2019

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Black Christmas (2019)

Slayed belles scream (are you listening?)

Reviewed Dec 17, 2019

A group of sorority pledges are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young women discover that the killer is part of an underground campus conspiracy. Genres: Christmas/Holiday, Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

The Irishman

Donors get the luck of The Irishman

Reviewed Dec 13, 2019

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years. Genres: Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Drama, History

The Son of Kong

Like father, like son (like Hell!)

Reviewed Dec 10, 2019

Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong. Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Grudge 3

The one time you can’t blame R. Kelly for a woman getti...

Reviewed Dec 6, 2019

Jake Kimble, the sole survivor of the Chicago massacre, is killed while in solitary confinement. His doctor begins investigating the claims he made about a long-haired woman in white, as a mysterious Japanese woman arrives at his old apartment building to help them get rid of the curse. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

King Kong (1933)

No chains will ever hold THIS!

Reviewed Dec 3, 2019

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world. Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release

The Grudge 2

I Know What You Did Last Movie

Reviewed Nov 29, 2019

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ratchet & Clank

To obscurity… and beyond!

Reviewed Nov 26, 2019

When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies

The Grudge (2004)

Not all handjobs in showers lead to happy endings

Reviewed Nov 22, 2019

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller