Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall (1990)

Bored Construction worker Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants something more in life, but his wife (Sharon Stone) is happy as things are.  So he has the artificial memories company, ReKall, implant a virtual vacation to Mars, complete with the memory of him being a secret agent.  But things go wrong as it appears all of

Touch of Evil (1958)

Touch of Evil (1958)

In 1958, Film Noir was no longer original. Either by design (like Sunset Blvd.) or by mistake (like  Touch of Evil) Noirs had been reduced to parodies. And this parody documents the fall of Orson Welles. Few have fallen farther.

Trading Places (1983)

Trading Places (1983)

Wealthy, elderly brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) switch the lives of snobbish Louis (Dan Aykroyd) and lower-class conman, Billy Ray (Eddie Murphy), and bet on the outcome.  As Billy Ray succeeds in corporate life, Louis is left with nothing, but finds help in a beautiful and clever prostitute (Jamie Lee Curtis). Quick Review: I

The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)

The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)

Macbeth (Jon Finch), a brave Scottish noble, kills the king after hearing a prophecy from three witches that he will be king.  His ambition is his flaw, and it eventually destroys him and his even more ambitious wife (Francesca Annis). Quick Review: The best screen adaptation of Shakespeare, this tale of sound and fury is

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)

Seeped in irrational hatred for Othello the Moor (Orson Welles), Iago (Micheál MacLiammóir) sets out to destroy him and fellow officer Michael Cassio (Michael Laurence).  Othello has recently married the beautiful, young Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier, voice: Gudrun Ure), much to the regret of the foolish Roderigo (Robert Coote, voice: Orson Welles), who wanted her for

Trancers (1985)

Trancers (1985)

 Trooper Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) from the 23rd century is sent back in time into the body of an ancestor to stop Whistler, a time-traveling criminal who can turn people into zombies.  Teaming up with punk girl Lena (Helen Hunt), Jack must find the ancestors of the leaders of the future before Whistler kills them.

Troll (1986)

Troll (1986)

The Potter family (Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, Noah Hathaway, Jenny Beck) move into an apartment building filled with eccentric characters, including a witch (Anne Lockhart), a swinger (Sonny Bono), a right-wing survivalist (Gary Sandy), an English professor dwarf (Phil Fondacaro), and a partying actress (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), on the day when supernatural creatures walk freely.  A

Troll 2 (1990)

Troll 2 (1990)

The Waits family—father Michael, mother Diana, teen daughter Holly, and son Joshua (George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young, Michael Stephenson)—are off on a rustic holiday near the backwoods town of Nilbog.  What they don’t know is that vegetarian goblins are waiting to turn them into plants.  Luckily, Joshua’s dead Grandfather (Robert Ormsby) pops in randomly

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)

After a rude letter in the paper angers Santa Claus, a clockmaker (voice: Joel Grey) suggests to the mayor (voice: John McGiver) and town council that they build a giant clock in honor of Santa.  Meanwhile a father mouse (voice: George Gobel) attempts to find out who wrote the letter.  22 min. Tripe for uneducated

Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)

Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)

A shipwrecked young woman (Imogen Stubbs) takes the identity a man, giving her the appearance of her drowned brother (Steven Mackintosh), and becomes the confidant to the local duke (Toby Stephens).  This leads to romantic confusion as she loves the duke, the duke loves Lady Olivia (Helena Bonham Carter), Olivia loves the cross-dressing girl, and

Under Wraps (1997)

Under Wraps (1997)

Three kids, Marchall (Mario Yedidia), Gilbert (Adam Wylie), and Amy (Clara Bryant), accidentally awaken a mummy by exposing it to moonlight shortly before Halloween.  Harold, the Mummy, is a kindly and child-like monster who needs to be back in his sarcophagus before midnight on Halloween or he will lose his soul. An unimaginative, but harmless

Underworld (2003)

Underworld (2003)

The centuries-old war between vampires and werewolves comes to a head when the vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) falls in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a newly created werewolf.  More is at stake then just their relationship, as Michael’s genes hold the secret to ending the war. Quick Review: Another of the stylish monster films,