mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-poster Five years ago, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) saved the world from certain destruction, but lost his wife in the process. Now, mourning the loss of her, Hunt has chosen to accept a new mission, one that again would mean certain world destruction and the start of possibly World War III in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

While on a mission in Russia infiltrating the Kremlin to obtain nuclear codes, Hunt’s mission is aborted due to another spy in the premises also seeking the codes Hunt escapes just in time before a bomb explodes, leaving high tensions between the US and Russia, since all evidence points towards him on detonating the bomb. The US President declares Ghost Protocol, or the shut down of IMF, leaving Continue reading »

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immortals After a five-year hiatus, Tarsem Singh (The Cell) is back in the director’s chair to deliver us yet another visually stimulating journey in his third feature film. Immortals. Singh takes the wonderfully crafted script from the up and coming writing team of the Parlapanides brothers, Charley and Vlas, and takes us back to Ancient Greece, to a time of Western mythology when the Gods were in charge.

King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) is scouring Greece to find the Epirus Bow, a weapon that could be used to unleash the Titans back onto the Earth from their prison deep within Mount Tartaros. After overtaking a Monastery and capturing Phaedra (Freida Pinto), an oracle who sees visions and can aid in finding the bow Continue reading »

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savage-island When the gorgeous Daly makes an appointment to see a shady jewel dealer named Luker (as in filthy?), she has no intention of purchasing precious gems, she’s out for cold-hard revenge. Armed with righteous fury and a machine gun, Daly weaves a tale of terror on a jungle island that Luker will never forget!

Let’s be upfront here, this isn’t a “grindhouse” film, despite the label being slapped on the front of the DVD case. These days pretty much everybody uses the words “grindhouse” and “cult classic” for whatever the hell they please, almost to the point of stripping the words of any real meaning. It was bound to happen, there’s no sense whining about it as, eventually, the trend will burn itself out. Until Continue reading »

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shaolin A darkness falls upon China when warlords and their armies clash in bloody combat and the noble Shaolin temple’s warrior monks find themselves caught in the middle. Intent on remaining separate from the violence of the outside world, yet willing to offer a helping hand to all those in need, their way of life is put to the test when a fallen general seeks medical help, and eventually enlightenment, from the very same monks he offended.

To those who doubt the Hong Kong film industry’s ability to continue Continue reading »

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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame brings something to Hong Kong cinema that really has been missing for as long as I can remember; a mystery crime solver film. Yes, there are instances where hidden identities need to be discovered in previous films, but Detective Dee is one hundred percent a mystery crime solver set in the Tang Dynasty.

A monument is being built in honor of Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau), and one day two of the supervisors burst into flames for no reason. No one is sure exactly what the cause is, so the Empress free Detective Dee from prison to solve the mystery. Empress Wu sends her right hand swordswoman, Jing’er (Bingbing Li) to not only watch Dee, but to help him in his quest to find not only what Continue reading »

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During the harrowing rescue of a bystander on subway tracks, two young men are hit by an incoming train before they’re able to escape to safety. Instead of perishing though, the two find themselves transported to an empty apartment filled with a few confused people and an ominous black sphere. They’ve been given a second chance to serve a higher purpose and protect the planet by hunting down dangerous alien lifeforms and terminating them for points. The “game” is stay alive long enough to reach one hundred points and decide whether to bring back fallen comrades or go back to leading a normal life.

Not being familiar with the Gantz manga or anime series I wasn’t at all sure what to expect from the concept outside of the synopsis I’d read. The premise Continue reading »

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When Erik (Ricky Mabe), once again, finds himself dumped by his emotionally fickle girlfriend Lyn (Kaniehtiio Horn), he decides to enter into the wacky world of LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) to fight for her. Upon arriving at the secluded LARP camp though he quickly discovers that outsiders and their modern ways aren’t welcome. Forced to don a peasants outfit and join forces with his borderline delirious brother Bjorn (Mark Antony Krupa) and his Viking army, Erik goes forth on his quest to rescue Lyn (Princess Evlynia) from the evil clutches of the wicked Celt, Shaman Murtagh (Trevor Hayes), and convince her to take him back.

What seems like a fairly simple task soon takes a dark turn Continue reading »

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Roaring up from the depths of hell, a damned soul named Milton (an allusion to John Milton?) returns to the world of mortal man with an unquenchable thirst for vengeance. Forced to spend his afterlife bearing witness to the suffering of his loved ones, Milton steals a legendary weapon and hits the road in search of a cult responsible for the murder of his daughter and the kidnapping of his granddaughter.

With law enforcement breathing down his neck and a mysterious denizen of the underworld named The Accountant dogging his every step, Milton and his road trip partner Piper must stay alive Continue reading »

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After leading an army into an enemy stronghold and rescuing his prince from execution, the great warrior General Su passes on a promotion to Governor of Hu Bei, instead graciously insisting the prince grant his adopted brother Yuan the honor. No longer interested in the thrill of battle, Su hopes to return home, start a family and open a school in which to teach Wushu.

Five years later, Governor Yuan pays an official visit to Su’s home on the day of his adopted father’s birthday intending to take his revenge on the old man for the execution of his biological father. Now a corrupt monster and Master of Five Venom Fists, Yuan unceremoniously dispatches the old man and takes his Continue reading »

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Despite a foreboding aerial reception, a nosy environmentalist and her cameraman sneak onto a small island in order to monitor the possibly illegal activities of the multinational conglomerate known as E-Chem. After successfully sneaking into the E-Chem facility, the pair witness a truly horrific sight, the company is disposing of its radioactive waste in the island’s active volcano! They video tape the entire process but are forced to quickly hide the tape after being caught by security. E-Chem is the least of their troubles though, the radioactive volcano begins generating massive amounts of energy becoming a beacon, of sorts, which attracts an alien lifeform!

The island is thrown into chaos as E-Chem and the Continue reading »

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“The Last Warrior” – A deadly virus ravages the globe, killing all males on the planet. Now a desert wasteland, the world is filled with violent barbarian women all searching for one thing, The Last Warrior! One woman must defeat an entire tribe in order to free a mysterious prisoner, a prisoner that could very well be the last man on Earth! (Writer/Director: Shaky González)

“Eastern Army” – The world is in ruins after the apocalypse and there are only two kinds of survivors, the hunters and their prey. A loner wanders into a camp full of people filled with hope that he’s a member of the fabled Eastern Army, a new government Continue reading »

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Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this review I am going to quickly get something of my chest. It may seem a minor detail to some, to me however it was a major pain in the ass. The thorn in my side being that this French movie was screened dubbed into English with no warning that I could recall. Now, I paid good money to watch this On Demand so I would have at least liked to have had the option of watching it dubbed or with subtitles. Hopefully the DVD release of this will have the option of both included. So you have been warned, if you don’t like dubbed movies I would hang around and see what they come up with for the shiny disc release.

Moaning over with, for the time being, and onto the movie itself. High Lane, or Vertige as it is known in its native language, follows the tried and tested Continue reading »

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