A five-man hazardous waste crew take on a rush job of cleaning the asbestos from an abandoned insane asylum. The team consists of Gordon (Peter Mullan), who can’t deal with the stress of his new baby, Hank (Josh Lucas), a greedy conman, Phil (David Caruso), who holds a grudge against Hank, Mike (Stephen Gevedon), who studied
The Seventh Sign (1988)
The signs of the End of Days are appearing around the world (boiling seas, ice falling from the sky), always with the same unknown wanderer (Jürgen Prochnow) nearby. In California, Abby Quinn (Demi Moore) is pregnant and emotionally unstable after an earlier miscarriage. Her husband (Michael Biehn) is working to stop the execution of a
Sexual Magic (2001)
Nina (Jacy Andrews), a beautiful, blonde, college coed rents a room in an old estate with four lovely housemates (Amber Newman, Jezebelle Bond, Teanna Kai, Nikki Fairchild) who turn out to be a coven of witches looking for a fifth member. Soon, Nina’s luck starts turning bad, and her fiancé becomes distant. It’s clear that
Shadow Fury (2001)
Dr. Oh, a mad scientist (Pat Morita), creates an obedient, ninja “clone” (Masakatsu Funaki) to kill his ex-colleagues, Dr. Markov (Gregory Vahanian), Dr. Forster (Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld), and Dr. Hiller (Allan Kolman). The three hire Mitchell Madsen (Sam Bottoms), an assassin with a bad liver, to stop Oh. Things become more complicated when the ninja clone
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
A slacker (Simon Pegg) tries to change his life by rescuing his girlfriend (Kate Ashfield) and mother when the world is overrun by zombies. Shaun of the Dead is three films in one. The first section, about slacker Shaun in his day-to-day life, failing at his nowhere job, losing his girlfriend, playing video games with
The She-Creature (1956)
Dr Lombardi (Chester Morris) uses hypnosis to regress Andrea (Marla English) to her ancient form as a sea creature, which materializes and does Lombardi’s bidding, including commit a series of murders. Ted Erickson (Lance Fuller), a psychic researcher, believes that Lombardi is responsible for the killings, but doubts Lombardi’s powers. Police Lieutenant James (Ron Randell)
Shikoku (1999)
Hinako, Fumiya, and Sayori were childhood friends. Sayori, the leader, was the daughter and heir to the local priestess, but had big plans that didn’t involve sticking around. But it was Hinako who left for the big city when her father got a job in Tokyo. Years later, Hinako (Natsukawa) returns to find Sayori (Chiaki
Silent Hill (2006)
Rose (Radha Mitchell) takes her daughter, Sharon (Jodelle Ferland), to the ghost town of Silent Hill in hopes of explaining and overcoming the girl’s nightmares and dangerous sleepwalking. However, the daughter disappears after an accident on the outskirts of town, and Rose must search for her, aided by a motorcycle officer (Laurie Holden). Silent Hill,
Silent Hill: The Spence Edition
This is a review of a “Fan Edit,” and is intended for people who are familiar with the “original” studio cut(s). I may reveal details of that version, including twists and the ending. In an era of feeble videogame-based films, and jittery, grainy, and generally unattractive cinematography used as a replacement for talent in attempting
Silk (2003)
OK, this will take some time, so try to follow along. Hashimoto (Yosuke Eguchi) a rogue, crippled scientist (who really doesn’t like the word “cripple”), and his team have created the Menger Sponge out of human protein. This device can do just about everything, including suck in any type of energy, trap ghosts, allow the
The Silvergleam Whistle (2003)
Directed & Written by: Mike Williamson. Produced by: Terry Dougas, Michael Feifer. 25 min Think of a campfire horror tale. A really, really good one. The type you heard as a child, huddled closely with two or three friends on a cool October night. The kind that frightened you in all the ways that are