Category: reviews

Indigenous (2014)

Directed by Alastair Orr.  Written by Max Roberts.  Starring Lindsey Mckeon, Jamie Anderson, Pierson Fode, Sofia Pernas and Zachery Soetenga. Plot: 5 friends in Panama encounter the chupacabra Also know as Prey, Indigenous follow 5 spoiled young people who have apparently been all over the world vacationing, but yet don't know anything about the chupacabra … Continue reading Indigenous (2014) →

Dark Summer (2015)

Directed by Paul Solet.  Written by Mike Le.  Starring Keir Gilchrist, Peter Stormare, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell and Stella Maeve. Plot: a teen on house arrest experiences a haunting Daniel (Gilchrist) is on house arrest after harassing Mona (Phipps).  Only it's apparent that he does actually love Mona.  He's just a little creepy about it. … Continue reading Dark Summer (2015) →

The Others (2001)

Written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar.  Starring Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine Cassidy and Christopher Eccleston. Plot: a woman and her photosensitive children live in an old house they come to believe is haunted Nicole Kidman and her children live in a secluded old house.  Her children are photosensitive which means the whole house has … Continue reading The Others (2001) →

Night Train to Terror (1985)

Directed by John Carr, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, Phillip Marshak, Tom McGowan and Gregg C. Tallas.  Written by Philip Yordan. Plot: God and Satan are in a train car telling each other stories - it sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it's really just the beginning of this joke of a movie Apparently, God and … Continue reading Night Train to Terror (1985) →

After (2012)

Directed by Ryan Smith.  Written by Smith and Jason Parish.  Starring Steven Strait, Karolina Wydra and Madison Lintz. Plot: Freddy and Ana, who met on a bus, both wake at the same time to find that the small town they're in is deserted and slowly being overcome by a large, dense, black cloud This isn't … Continue reading After (2012) →

Final Destination 5 (2011)

Directed by Steven Quale.  Written by Eric Heisserer.  Starring Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Arlen Escarpeta, Courtney B. Vance and Tony Todd. Plot: Death comes after a group of co-workers who survive a horrible suspension bridge collapse The last movie - thus far - is one of my favorites if only for the ending.  I LOVE … Continue reading Final Destination 5 (2011) →

The Final Destination (2009)

Directed by David R. Ellis (who did the second one).  Written by Eric Bress (who helped with the second one, but probably shouldn't write them on his own).  Starring Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano and Mykelti Williamson. Plot: after a young man's premonition of a race car accident saves a group of strangers, Death … Continue reading The Final Destination (2009) →

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Directed by James Wong (who did the first one).  Written by Wong and Glen Morgan (also, did the first one).  Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Crystal Lowe and Chelan Simmons. Plot: Death comes after a group of students after one girl saves them from a fatal roller coaster accident Wendy (Winstead) is … Continue reading Final Destination 3 (2006) →

Final Destination 2 (2003)

Directed by David R. Ellis.  Written by Jeffrey Reddick, J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress. Starring A.J. Cook, Michael Landes, Ali Larter, Jonathan Cherry and Tony Todd. Plot: a young woman has a premonition that stops several people from dying in a pileup, but then Death comes for them anyway In this movie, my 2nd … Continue reading Final Destination 2 (2003) →

Final Destination (2000)

Directed by James Wong.  Written by Wong, Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick.  Starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Tony Todd, Amanda Detmer and Brendan Fehr. Plot: after a group of students and their teacher avoid dying in a plane crash, Death starts to hunt them down one by one The Final … Continue reading Final Destination (2000) →