Those slimy, creepy things that go bump in the night are back.
Nathan Fillion (Serenity), Michael Rooker (Cliffhanger), and Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year Old Virgin) star in the sci-fi horror comedy Slither about a meteorite that crashes in a small town and begins to infect its citizens.
Back in 2002, computer animated films were just starting to take off and we hadn't seen the likes of Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
Here we are, nearly four months into 2006, and as a movie critic and entertainment writer something has been bugging me: the downright lack of good movies.
It seems like ever since the inception of film, Hollywood has had bank robbers who dream of the perfect bank job â€" a job that goes down like clock-work and that the robber gets away unharmed.
Everything from the 1903 classic Great Train Robbery to 1975's Dog Day Afternoon to 2001's The Score, we have seen plans come and go.
When you think of people who have some of the most despicable jobs on the planet, your mind probably thinks of lawyers, tax-collectors, meter-maids, and used car salesmen.
Back in 1981, critically-acclaimed graphic novelist Alan Moore conceived an unrelentless vision of the future. His main character was a dark and twisted revolutionary who would stop at nothing to bring down a corrupt futuristic government. Only known by "V", the character was deeply scarred and at times unrelatable.
I wasn't looking forward to seeing this movie, so imagine my surprise when I was actually entertained.
Of all the recent horror remakes, The Hills Have Eyes is the first of the bunch where I hadn't seen the original film.
The original 1977 film was one of the earlier Wes Craven films and followed the cult-classic 1972 horror film, The Last House on the Left, which launched his legendary career.
As a fan of movies and television, the average person might not know Katheryn Winnick's name, but chances are they have seen some of her varied acting work. She's graced screens both big and small, appearing in guest-starring roles on such hit shows such as CSI: Miami, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, OZ, and CSI: New York.
For hundreds of years we have been fascinated with the nautical myth that there are beings in the oceans who are ½ fish and ½ woman. They are always young, beautiful, and completely naïve. Some classic films have captivated this obsession.
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