Hatchet DVD Review
March 4, 2008
Hatchet is about a maniac in the swamps of New Orleans (the bayou, I suppose) who terrorizes college kids looking for fun, rogue alligator hunters (a nice cameo from horror legend actor Robert Englund, who plays the father/hunter, and Joshua Leonard, who plays his son), an amateur porn film maker and two actresses, a local girl, and a tourist couple, most of whom are aboard an illegal swamp tour.
30 Days of Night DVD Review
March 3, 2008
Being a fan of horror films, I’m always a bit excited when a film comes my way that not only sounds interesting, but also starts actors I enjoy and appreciate. Such is the case with 30 Days of Night, starring Josh Hartnett and Melissa George.
We Own the Night DVD Review
February 29, 2008
We Own the Night stars the talented Joaquin Phoenix, who plays Bobby Green, a nightclub manager in Brooklyn in the late 80s. Bobby is the black sheep of the family, having bucked the tradition his father set forth as a police officer, to pave his own path.
Martian Child DVD Review
February 28, 2008
Martian Child stars John Cusack as David, a science-fiction writer and widower contemplating adopting a child, thus fulfilling his deceased wife’s wishes. His potential adoptee is Dennis (played by relative acting newcomer Bobby Coleman), a young, parentless, friendless outcast who tells everyone he’s from Mars, literally.
Fracture DVD Review
February 27, 2008
Gregory Hoblit’s film Fracture stars Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling as opposing forces in life and law. Hopkins plays Ted Crawford, a wealthy engineer with a beautiful trophy wife (played by Embeth Davidtz). Gosling is Willy Beachum, a hot-shot district attorney ready to move on to bigger and better things (a cushy job at a corporate law firm).
