The Flight Before Christmas (a.k.a. Niko & The Way to the Stars), 2008. Directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. Featuring the voice talents of Andrew McMahon, Emma Roberts, Carly Baker, Morgan Jones, Norm Macdonald, Gavin Morgan, Susan Slott, Paul Tylack and Alan Stanford. SYNOPSIS: After he accidentally leads a pack of hungry wolves to […]

Saint (a.k.a. Sint a.k.a. Saint Nick), 2010. Written and Directed by Dick Maas. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes, Madelief Blanken, Escha Tanihatu, Kees Boot and Ben Ramakers. SYNOPSIS: A vengeful Saint Nicholas descends on Amsterdam, unleashing a bloody wave of terror that forces an obsessive ex-cop to take the law […]

The House on the Edge of the Park (Italian: La casa sperduta nel parco), 1980. Directed by Ruggero Deodato. Starring David Hess, Annie Belle, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Marie Claude Joseph, Gabriele Di Giulio, Christian Borromeo, Brigitte Petronio and Lorraine De Selle. SYNOPSIS: Two lowlifes invite themselves to an upscale house party; ridiculed by their snobbish […]

Mother’s Day, 2010. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Matt O’Leary, Deborah Ann Woll, Shawn Ashmore, Frank Grillo, Lisa Marcos, Lyriq Bent, Tony Nappo, Kandyse McClure and Jessie Rusu. SYNOPSIS: Three brothers return to their childhood home to take refuge following a botched bank […]

Buried Alive, 1990. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton and Hoyt Axton. SYNOPSIS: A man is left buried alive after a failed murder attempt by his wife and her lover. Before turning his hand to bringing Stephen King’s material to the big screen with acclaimed adaptations of The Shawshank […]

Rio Breaks, 2009. Directed by Justin Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Two best friends look to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro by taking to the waves with dreams of becoming professional surfers. First of all, I should probably confess that I have very little knowledge about surfing and my familiarity with […]

51, 2011. Directed by Jason Connery. Starring Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Vanessa Branch, Jason London, Andrew Sensenig and Damon Lipari. SYNOPSIS: Following pressure from the American public, the military open the doors to Area 51 to two well-known reporters only for the well-managed tour to turn into a fight for survival when one of the […]

Green Lantern, 2011. Directed by Martin Campbell. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison, Taiki Waititi, Jay O. Sanders, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Sarsgaard and Clancy Brown. SYNOPSIS: The first human to be selected for the Green Lantern Corps, test-pilot Hal Jordon soon becomes Earth’s last hope […]

Shaolin (Xin shao lin si), 2011. Directed by Benny Chan. Starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing, Xin Xin Xiong, Yu Xing, Jacky Wu, Hai Yu and Xiaohong Shi. SYNOPSIS: A brutal warlord is double crossed by his deputy and seeks refuge among the peace-loving monks at the fabled Shaolin Temple. When his […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson completes the countdown of his most memorable Star Wars moments (along with a couple of bonus entries)… STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK “Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, […]