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(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/28/2017 5:08 PM EDT A Ronin is described as a wandering samurai in feudal Japan who had no lord or master. They frequently became mercenaries who killed others for money or who did jobs for hire that other people wouldn't consider attempting. In 1998, Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) starred in a film called Ronin, however, there were no traditional Samurai in... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/28/2017 5:08 PM EDT There are always "nanny horror stories" in the news. Babysitters who abuse their charges, steal things, etc. and in 1992 movies took it to another level with the story of a nanny our for revenge in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle starring Rebecca De Mornay (Risky Business). Twenty-five years later we have another tale... Read More |
(Jennifer Broderick) 08/28/2017 3:28 PM EDT Geoffrey Chaucer is attributed with coining the phrase "All good things must come to an end" and with Black Sails, that is sadly true. Starz aired its fourth and final season- of this epic story this past season and The Complete Fourth Season is available on Blu-ray for purchase.Much aligned with Starz' penchant for airing wonderfully enj... Read More |
(Leonard Buccellato) 08/28/2017 10:08 AM EDT George A. Romero was not only the creator of the Zombie Horror genre, he was the inspiration for Kirkman's The Walking Dead series. To ignore George's impact on the horror genre at large, as well as the Zombie sub-genre, is doing him a great disservice. He may not have been a fan of this series and he even said The Walking Dead was "a soap ope... Read More |
 
(Nathan M Rose) 08/28/2017 9:00 AM EDT In Space, no one can hear you scream. But why? How did the Aliens come into being? Ridley Scott (Gladiator) and 20th Century Fox try to answer these questions with the start of a new prequel series for the Alien saga and its first film, Prometheus.Twenty-nine years before the ill fated day that the Nostromo set foot on LV-426 is the setting for the... Read More |
(Jennifer Broderick) 08/24/2017 7:53 AM EDT DC has had a very big year with girl power and has proven that it knows what the audiences want to see from its women Superheros and as I repeatedly mention in my reviews, Warner Bros. really knows how to take a story and hit it right out of the park. Filling in a much-needed niche of female lead characters, Supergirl provides a rich superher... Read More |
(Jennifer Broderick) 08/22/2017 4:11 PM EDT Marvel has created a stupendous franchise that is loved by all. Once again they have taken comic book characters that were little known by the children today but loved by their parents and grandparents and brought those characters to life in a most colorful and impressive way. Keeping it light with family friendly humor has become the basis of thei... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 08/22/2017 9:45 AM EDT Last time we saw Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) and his merry band they had made a "deal with the devil", escaped the influence of the Necronomicon and the Deadites and retired to Jacksonville, FL. Life was good for El Jefe (Ash Williams). That is until the Deadites returned...It appeared that all is well that ends well for Ash and company... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/22/2017 9:01 AM EDT The fallen angel who oversees hell is depicted in many forms and with many different names. There is Satan, Beelzebub, the Devil and Lucifer to name a few. The latter has become synonymous with an American police procedural television show starring Tom Ellis (Buffalo Soldiers) and Lauren German (A Walk to Remember). As the cast and crew gear up for... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/22/2017 8:48 AM EDT So much of the World's political dialogue these days centers around climate change and the various energy sources currently available. From coal and fossil fuels to solar, wind and water there are numerous debates regarding how to save our planet. However, what if those weren't the options anymore and one company came up with a plan tha... Read More |