Foster on Film

In a repressed  society, meek Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) is pushed into a marriage with the surprisingly charming Victoria Everglot (voice: Emily Watson) by his rich and status seeking parents (voices: Paul Whitehouse, Tracey Ullman).  Although disgusted by the prospect, the upper-class Everaglots (voices: Albert Finney, Joanna Lumley) have agreed to the arrangement due

Brides are dropping dead at their weddings and then the bodies are being stolen.  Female journalist Patricia Hunter (Luana Walters), wanting to prove herself to her boss and male colleague, is out to get the scoop.  She finds a poisonous orchid that leads her to Dr. Lorenz (Bela Lugosi) and his youthful wife who has

Any list of top Swashbucklers needs at least one film based on the works of Alexandre Dumas, and this is the best of them. Pleasingly acted and filmed, it still just barely counts as a Swashbuckler due to its leisurely pacing and scarcity of swordfights.

In old California, sibling vampires Lord Ruthven (Arthur Roberts) and Diana (Glori-Anne Gilbert) compete for the affections of Roxanne (Kennedy Johnston), but both are destroyed by a local padre (Paul Nachy).  Now, Dracula (Tony Clay) sends his daughter (Eyana Barsky) to resurrect his old friend, Ruthven.  Upon arising, Ruthven finds that the manner of his

Four teenage boys, Caleb, Pogue, Tyler, and Reid (Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Chace Crawford, Toby Hemingway), all students at an elite boarding school, have inherited the magic of their families.  They can do almost anything, but trouble appears in the form of a member of the long missing fifth family.  He wants more power, and

Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly) runs a small club where he performs with his girl Rusty (Rita Hayworth) and best friend Genius (Phil Silvers), as well as six chorus girls.  He’s a firm believer that the only way to “make it big” is slowly, through hard work, and he also likes to keep Rusty close at

Melancholy teen, Sarah (Robin Tunney) moves to L.A. and becomes the latest outsider at a Catholic school.  Nancy (Fairuza Balk), Bonnie (Neve Campbell), and Rochelle (Rachel True), three outcast and psychologically damaged teens, recognize her as the needed fourth for their “coven.”  With Sarah participating in rituals, their spells work, too well.  Worse, the normal

A group of scientists travel up the Amazon to a lagoon, searching for fossils of a fish-man.  Instead, they find a living creature, whose main interest is the expedition’s female member, Kay.  Romantic and philosophical rivalries tear at the group, increasing the danger as the try to capture the Gill Man, and he attempts to

For the third time, a group of scientists capture a gill man, but burn him in the process.  While treating him, they activate his dormant lungs, and allow his skin and eyes to become more human. The scientists then show the creature what humanity is all about and it’s not all good. Quick Review: So

A horde of fuzzy, little balls, with razor-sharp teeth, descend upon a small rural town, eating everything and everyone they meet. With the Brown family trapped in their home, things only get worse when intergalactic bounty hunters land. Among killer hand-puppet films, Critters is one of the best. You didn’t even know there was a category

A five story anthology film, plus a wraparound segment about a father (Tom Atkins) who finds his son’s creepy comics and reacts abusively.  The stories: Father’s Day—A family reunion on Father’s Day looks grim when a long dead relative shows up. Lonesome Death of Jordy Verill—A country bumpkin (Stephen King) finds a meteorite and foolishly

A neglectful father (John Calvin), returning from a vacation with his daughter, Annie (Aimee Brooks), accidentally brings “critter” eggs back to his low-rent apartment complex.  Though Aimee was warned about the monsters from bizarre alien-hunter Charlie McFadden (Don Keith Opper), she doesn’t believe until the critters start attacking.  Then it is up to her and