Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #49… “A final battle looms as Karai decrees a “Gauntlet” battle between ancient foes Splinter and Shredder but first the Turtles must defeat the Foot mutants— Koya, Bludgeon, Bebop & Rocksteady!” Though this issue is hugely riveting, with great art and a thrilling conclusion, I couldn’t help but […]
Movie Review – Vacation (2015)
Vacation, 2015. Written and Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. Starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Charlie Day, and Michael Pena. SYNOPSIS: The Griswold’s drives cross-country to Walley World in this inspired reboot of the 1983 original so Rusty reconnect with […]
Movie Review – Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)
Escobar: Paradise Lost, 2014. Written and directed by Andrea Di Stefano. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac and Brady Corbet. SYNOPSIS: A young Canadian surfer falls in a love with a local young Columbian woman and soon discovers her uncle is the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. A fictionalized romance against the backdrop […]
Movie Review – Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), 1948. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Liannela Carell, Vittorio Antonucci and Gino Saltamerenda. SYNOPSIS: In post-war Italy, Antonio is offered a job that requires a bicycle. Selling his bed sheets, he manages to buy a bike. On his first day it is stolen forcing Antonio, […]
DVD Review – Soldiers of the Damned (2015)
Soldiers of the Damned, 2015. Directed by Mark Nuttall. Starring Gil Darnell, Miriam Cooke, Lucas Hansen, Tom Sawyer, Mark Fountain and Nicky Bell. SYNOPSIS: The Eastern Front, 1944. A German Army Major is ordered to escort a female scientist into a mysterious Romanian forest on fear of death for him and his men… World War […]
Blu-ray Review – Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome, 1983. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Les Carlson, Peter Dvorsky and Jack Creley. SYNOPSIS: A cable TV channel owner wants to broadcast ‘Videodrome’, the most extreme programme on the network, but discovers that the show is front for a sinister global conspiracy. Videodrome was the right film at […]
Blu-ray Review – Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. 2015. Directed by Andy Fickman. Starring Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough, Daniella Alonso, David Henrie, Gary Valentine and Ana Gasteyer. SYNOPSIS: After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to […]
DVD Review – The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown, 2014. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Joshua Leonard, Edward Herrman, Travis Tope, Gary Cole, Spencer Treat Clark. SYNOPSIS: 65 years after a spate of murders in a small town the killings start up again, but how could it be the same killer? This trend of delving […]
Blu-ray Review – My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine, 1946. Directed by John Ford. Starring Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan, Tim Holt and Ward Bond. SYNOPSIS : A Western retelling of the shoot-out at the OK Corral. John Ford’s classic Western gets a prestigious release on Blu-ray containing a stagecoach load of extras and features uncovering the […]
Movie Review – The DUFF (2015)
The DUFF, 2015. Directed by Ari Sandel. Starring Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Romany Malco, Ken Jeong and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF – Designated Ugly Fat Friend – by her […]
