Tag Archive: review

John Carpenter in Review: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

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Starring: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, and Sam Neill Plot: Nick is a yuppie who is turned invisible after a freak accident. He tries to earn the love of a beautiful woman while the CIA tries… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: They Live (1988)

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Starring: Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David Plot: A drifter stumbles on to a rebellion’s inventory of special sunglasses. These sunglasses allow him to see subliminal messages and the aliens who are hiding as society’s… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Prince of Darkness (1987)

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Starring: Donald Pleasance, Victor Wong, and a cameo by Alice Cooper Plot: A vat of mysterious liquid is found in a church. A research term is asked to come in and figure out… Continue reading

Game Review: ‘Carmageddon’ for iPad

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Talk to any gamer over the age of 25 about their early years in the hobby and eventually the name Carmageddon will come up. In an age when video games were still mainly… Continue reading

TV Review: Arrow Pilot

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Showrunners:  Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti Starring: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, Colin Salmon, and Paul Blackthorne Plot: After being stranded on a dessert island for 5 years, Oliver Queen, billionaire heir… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Starman (1984)

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Starring: Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen Plot: An alien takes the form of a woman’s dead husband. He needs her to take him across the country, but the government tries to intervene. Review: This is… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Christine (1983)

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Starring:  Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, and Alexandra Paul Plot: A high school geek buys a beat up Plymouth Fury and fixes it up. Unbeknownst to him the car has a life of its own… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: The Thing (1982)

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Starring: Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley Plot: An Antarctic research team faces off against a shape-shifting organism that was discovered by a Russian operation. Review: The Thing is technically a remake… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Escape from New York (1981)

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Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Issac Hayes, and Harry Dean Stanton Plot: In a near future, Air Force One goes down over New York City, which has been walled up and used as a… Continue reading

Movie Review: Compliance

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Directed by: Craig Zobel Starring: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, and Tim Healy Plot: A prank phone call to a restaurant leads to a sexual assault. Review:  The premise seems like such an improbable series of events.… Continue reading