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In Theaters: ALIEN: COVENANT (2017)
ALIEN: COVENANT(US - 2017)Directed by Ridley Scott. Written by John Logan and Dante Harper. Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Guy...
View ArticleOn HBO: THE WIZARD OF LIES (2017)
THE WIZARD OF LIES(US - 2017)Directed by Barry Levinson. Written by Sam Levinson, John Burnham Schwartz and Samuel Baum. Cast: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alessandro Nivola, Hank Azaria, Nathan...
View ArticleRetro Review: WILLARD (1971) and BEN (1972)
WILLARD(US - 1971)Directed by Daniel Mann. Written by Gilbert A. Ralston. Cast: Bruce Davison, Ernest Borgnine, Sondra Locke, Elsa Lanchester, Michael Dante, Jody Gilbert, William Hansen, John Myhers,...
View ArticleRetro Review: HIGHPOINT (1984)
HIGHPOINT(Canada - 1984)Directed by Peter Carter. Written by Richard Guttman and Ian Sutherland. Cast: Richard Harris, Christopher Plummer, Beverly D'Angelo, Kate Reid, Peter Donat, Robin Gammell, Saul...
View ArticleOn Netflix: WAR MACHINE (2017)
WAR MACHINE(US - 2017)Written and directed by David Michod. Cast: Brad Pitt, Ben Kingsley, Tilda Swinton, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, John Magaro, Scoot McNairy, Will Poulter, Alan Ruck,...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE TERROR WITHIN (1989) and THE TERROR WITHIN II (1991)
THE TERROR WITHIN(US - 1989)Directed by Thierry Notz. Written by Thomas M. Cleaver. Cast: George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Starr Andreeff, Terri Treas, John Lafayette, Tommy Hinckley, Yvonne Saa, Joseph...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE BEGUILED (1971)
THE BEGUILED(US - 1971)Directed by Donald Siegel. Written by John B. Sherry (Albert Maltz) and Grimes Grice (Irene Kamp). Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris, Darleen...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: RUPTURE (2017); XX (2017); and BEYOND THE GATES (2016)
RUPTURE(Italy/US - 2017)RUPTURE is the first directing effort in a decade from Steven Shainberg, who had some significant critical acclaim with 2002's SECRETARY. Â But after the mixed reception of his...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE GREATEST BATTLE (1978)
THE GREATEST BATTLEaka THE BIGGEST BATTLEaka THE GREAT BATTLEaka BATTLE FORCE(Italy - 1978)Directed by Umberto Lenzi. Written by Umberto Lenzi and Cesare Frugoni. Cast: Helmut Berger, Samantha Eggar,...
View ArticleRetro Review: THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS (1968)
THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS(Spain/France/West Germany/Italy - 1968)Directed by Antonio Isasi. Written by Antonio Isasi, Lluis Josep Comeron, Jorge Illa and Jo Eisinger. Cast: Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: KILL 'EM ALL (2017) and ENTER THE WARRIORS GATE (2016)
KILL 'EM ALLÂ (US - 2017)Jean-Claude Van Damme's DTV action films have historically been a cut above most of their ilk, but he stumbles badly with the arguably career-worst KILL 'EM ALL, a dull and...
View ArticleOn Netflix: SHIMMER LAKE (2017)
SHIMMER LAKEÂ (US - 2017)Written and directed by Oren Uziel. Cast: Benjamin Walker, Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, John Michael Higgins, Ron Livingston, Rob Corddry, Wyatt Russell, Adam Pally, Mark...
View ArticleIn Theaters: IT COMES AT NIGHT (2017)
IT COMES AT NIGHT(US - 2017)Written and directed by Trey Edward Shults. Cast: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Pendleton, Griffin Robert...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE MUMMY (2017)
THE MUMMY(US - 2017)Directed by Alex Kurtzman. Written by David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman. Cast: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson, Courtney...
View ArticleRetro Review: OPERATION NAM (1987)
OPERATION NAMaka COBRA MISSION(Italy/West Germany - 1986; US release 1987)Directed by Larry Ludman (Fabrizio De Angelis). Written by Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino, Larry Ludman (Fabrizio De...
View ArticleIn Theaters/On VOD: ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENICE (2017)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENICE(US - 2017)Directed by Mark Cullen. Written by Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen. Cast: Bruce Willis, John Goodman, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, Adam Goldberg,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: 47 METERS DOWN (2017)
47 METERS DOWN(UK/Dominican Republic - 2017)Directed by Johannes Roberts. Written by Johannes Roberts and Ernest Riera. Cast: Claire Holt, Mandy Moore, Matthew Modine, Santiago Segura, Chris J....
View ArticleRetro Review: THE VALACHI PAPERS (1972)
THE VALACHI PAPERS(Italy/France - 1972)Directed by Terence Young. Written by Stephen Geller. Cast: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Joseph Wiseman, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Gerald S. O'Loughlin,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: MINE (2017); BITTER HARVEST (2017); and ALTITUDE (2017)
MINE(Spain/Italy/US - 2017)Even though he showed himself to be a credible actor as the Winklevoss twins in 2010's THE SOCIAL NETWORK and other serious films like J. EDGAR and THE BIRTH OF A NATION,...
View ArticleRetro Review: TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1974)
TEN LITTLE INDIANS(Italy/West Germany/France/Spain - 1974)Directed by Peter Collinson. Written by Peter Welbeck (Harry Alan Towers). Cast: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Charles...
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