Category Archives: Review

The Postman

Posted on December 21, 1997 by Brian Thomas

Return to Sender Kevin Costner’s new post-apocalyptic adventure tries to be much more than a land-based Waterworld, but goes too far. This one has such a bad case of third act trouble that the audience I saw it with actually … Continue reading →






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I Know What You Did Last Summer

Posted on October 17, 1997 by Brian Thomas

When You Weren’t Dancing the Macarena In this competent little giallo from the Wes Craven factory, four sexy recent HS grads with bright futures and no problems accidentally turn July 4th into Halloween..) While driving home from a beach party, … Continue reading →






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Ozone VHS

Posted on September 23, 1997 by Brian Thomas

Breaking burial ground This 1993 feature is somewhat important due to the fact that it was one of the first ShotOnVideo movies that actually tried to look like a real film through the use of computer effects and software processing. … Continue reading →






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The Necro Files VHS

Posted on September 17, 1997 by Brian Thomas

Sometimes Death won’t solve your problems To quote Stan Marsh of South Park: “Dude, this is pretty fucked up right here.” This ultra-low budget effort from Todd Tjersland’s Threat Theatre video gore factory is one of the most twisted and … Continue reading →






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An American Werewolf in Paris

Posted on August 25, 1997 by Brian Thomas

A Canine Francé This sequel to John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London uses none of the same characters, but many of the same situations and folklore. Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do) and his two buddies are vacationing … Continue reading →






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Mimic

Posted on August 20, 1997 by Brian Thomas

Gooshy big bug bash This new horror thriller promises quite a bit. It’s director, Gulliermo Del Toro, gave us the brilliant sleeper Cronos, and the script bears the names John Sayles, Steven Soderbergh, and Matthew Robbins. It also has an … Continue reading →






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Event Horizon

Posted on August 15, 1997 by Brian Thomas

An Event Picture – from Hell It’s got the necessary psychotronic bait: great f/x, oceans of blood and gore, spaceships, monsters, cult actors Sam Neill and Larry Fishbourne – even a bit of nudity. But director Paul Anderson’s follow-up to … Continue reading →






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Air Force One

Posted on July 25, 1997 by Brian Thomas

The President and his Machine Gun Harrison Ford now joins the rapidly growing list of actors that have played the President of the United States. Ford usually provides a certain amount of presence to his roles, but here he gives … Continue reading →






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Operation Condor

Posted on July 17, 1997 by Brian Thomas

High Flying Chan The latest in a series of four (so far) Jackie Chan vehicles to be released in American theaters – and the second from Miramax’s Dimension Films – is also the earliest and purest example of his work, … Continue reading →






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George of the Jungle

Posted on July 15, 1997 by Brian Thomas

What Tooki-tooki So Long? I dreaded seeing this one. Of course like most folks my age, I adored the Jay Ward television cartoons from which this film is adapted – but most folks only remember the crowd-pleasing theme song, and … Continue reading →






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