Dominik Starck's clash of assassins pits young vs old in an action thriller heavy on story and character development, supported by a terrific soundtrack.
A vibrantly colorful sword and sorcery mishmash that reunited the director (Nathan Juran) with the two stars (Mathews and Thatcher) from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jack the Giant Killer should appeal to the same fans, although the stop motion effects were by Howard A. Anderson instead of Harryhausen, and it's a sore spot.
Solo isn't all that disappointing as expectations were low going in but I had hoped for better. If you can separate it from the movies and take it for what it is then you may just have a blast.
Eric Jacobus stars in this "American Zatoichi" with fun humor, colorful characters and stunning choreography, directed by Clayton J. Barber.
With a great sense of time and place, this film works as both a nostalgia piece and as an examination of growing up and dealing with isolation and mental illness.
What could have easily turned into a horror show due to its very sensitive subject matter, Savannah Smiles eventually won me over with its sweet heart.
A thoroughly enjoyable comedy / drama / coming of age film with a really winning performance from Modine, Gross Anatomy is yet another great Modine vehicle, following his stellar work in Vision Quest.
Wildly nonlinear, totally renegade, and nothing that makes any cognitive sense to anyone who doesn't love cinema, Night Pulse is both brilliant and frustratingly overlong and loose at the seams.
Good special effects, humor that works (mostly), an upgraded look for Swamp Thing, bodacious babes (Monique Gabrielle has a supporting role), and a rousing score by Chuck Cirino all boost this comic book adventure to solid cult status.
Strange, sexy, and spooky, the film should appeal to fans of Hammer-style horror movies of yore, and it's rare that a new spook film manages to scare up a good reaction from me, but this one hit all the right buttons for me.