Wishmaster (1997)
Is anyone else reminded of the Dracula movie poster when they see this? Am I the only one? A very unlucky auction-house employee, Alexandria, is asked to appraise a gem. Unfortunately, during her appraisal she accidentally releases a Djinn, an evil, ironic-wish-granting entity, from its centuries of confinement. The Djinn roams around town, granting wishes […]
Read moreLegion (1998) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
Made-for-TV misadventures, is there anything grander? Don’t answer that, we both know there isn’t. Legion is another made-for-tv movie, a 1998 science fiction horror picture that borrows more than a little from the likes of Aliens, Predator, and The Dirty Dozen. It’s a story of prisoner soldiers in wartime turning on each other to confront […] […]
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When A Stranger Calls (2006)
Jill Johnson is babysitting the two children of Dr. Mandrakis at his isolated home in the Colorado mountains. Jill is initially impressed with the spacial dwelling, what with its indoor zen garden, giant picture windows and automated everything. But not long after nightfall Jill starts getting disturbing phone calls from an unknown source. She tries […]
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A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) and Floating Weeds (1959)
You may be asking yourself why I’ve listed two movie with very similar titles together. The answer is very simple. A Story of Floating Weeds and Floating Weeds are two separate movies with the same plot. Let me explain. A Story of Floating Weeds is a 1934 silent movie directed by Yasujiro Ozu. The movie was a […]
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The Thing (1982)
A small team of isolated, American scientists in the arctic have a strange encounter with a couple of Norweigians who seem hell bent on chasing down and killing a dog. The two manic Norweigians end up dead and a couple of the Americans fly out to their neighbor’s base to see what could have caused […]
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Frankenweenie (2012)
The plot to Frankenweenie is deceptively simple: Boy loves dog. Dog loves boy. Dog dies tragically. Boy brings dog back to life. Neighbors remember being forced to read Frankenstein in High School and FREAK. Let’s be fair though, when your neighbors look like this “Mad Sciencing” shouldn’t be that much of a surprising hobby. I […]
Read moreThe Hard Way (2019) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
This is the kind of movie where the title is said in the first ten minutes. If that doesn’t tell you what you’re getting into, you’re about to get an education…the hard way. I’m sorry, that was bad. I apologize. While on a mission in Romania, John Payne’s brother gets killed. Payne (played by Michael […] […]
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Let Me In (2010)
Lonely Owen is a 12-year-old boy who’s depressed and upset by his parents divorce. On top of that, he doesn’t have any friends and he’s continually bullied by the kids at school. But things seem to take a turn for Owen when Thomas and his daughter, Abby, move in next door. Abby befriends Owen and […]
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Child’s Play (2019)
Andy and his mom have just moved to a new town. Andy is having trouble making friends, so to make him feel better, Andy’s mom gives him an early birthday present: A Kaslan Buddi doll, one in a line of high-tech, animatronic dolls that are designed to be a lifelong companions, learn from their surroundings, […]
Read moreThe 2nd (2020)— Movie Reviews by a Mook
Always remember, no matter how tough life can be, there isn’t any kind of problem, big or small, that can’t be helped by sending in a CIA hit team to kidnap someone’s kid. Seriously, I use them to handle my grocery shopping. Major Vic Davis is a special forces super soldier and not the best […]
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