Movie Review Archives

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

If little Timmy doesn't get out of the cell, he's going t...

Reviewed Oct 4, 2016

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

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The Hitcher (1986)

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Reviewed Sep 30, 2016

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision. Genres: Action, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Creepshow 3

If a movie's released, but no one has ever seen it, is it...

Reviewed Sep 27, 2016

This follow-up to the George Romero/Stephen King-launched anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities ("Alice"), possessed communication devices ("The Radio"), vampires and serial killers in lust ("Call Girl"), mad inventors ("The Professor's Wife"), and hauntings from beyond the grave ("Haunted Dog"). Genres: Comedy, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror

Curse of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 23, 2016

The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Blair Witch

The Witch is Back!

Reviewed Sep 20, 2016

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Return of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 16, 2016

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Creepshow 2

Is this Creepshow, or is this Cheapshow?

Reviewed Sep 13, 2016

Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Theatrical Release

The Fly (1958)

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Reviewed Sep 9, 2016

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

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Creepshow

It's Father's Day. I want my podcast!

Reviewed Sep 6, 2016

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Theatrical Release, Zombie

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Demons 2 (aka Demoni 2)

Evil spreads via television again

Reviewed Sep 2, 2016

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Stand by Me

This is big time, baby!

Reviewed Aug 30, 2016

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Genres: Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release

Demons (aka Demoni)

Popcorn, punks, and possession

Reviewed Aug 26, 2016

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Apt Pupil

Stephen King was a teacher...but who is the Apt Pupil?

Reviewed Aug 23, 2016

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Shawshank Redemption

Get busy listenin', or get busy dyin'.

Reviewed Aug 16, 2016

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope. Genres: Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release

Suicide Squad

Harley's shorts are short, but this podcast isn't!

Reviewed Aug 9, 2016

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Jason Bourne

Yes, Matt Damon is back. Is he re-Bourne?

Reviewed Aug 2, 2016

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Star Trek Beyond

James T Kirk, was a hero to most. Mr. Spock, was a hero t...

Reviewed Jul 28, 2016

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Last Starfighter

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Reviewed Jul 26, 2016

Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Ghostbusters (2016)

I aint 'fraid of no trolls

Reviewed Jul 22, 2016

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat. Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Legacy

Jeremy Renner is the Bourne loser.

Reviewed Jul 19, 2016

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne. Genres: Action, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ghostbusters II

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Reviewed Jul 15, 2016

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business. Genres: Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Ultimatum

Damon is a natural Bourne killer!

Reviewed Jul 12, 2016

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him. Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ghostbusters (1984)

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Reviewed Jul 8, 2016

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Short Circuit 2

It's Droid and the City!

Reviewed Jul 7, 2016

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release