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Phat Beach (1996) – Review

May 5, 2017May 10, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Brian Hooks, Coolio, Doug Ellin, Gregg Vance, Jermaine Hopkins, Jr., Phat Beach, Tony 'Zeus' Lister

Hard to believe that the extremely talented Doug Ellin of Entourage fame, directed this nearly unwatchable low-brow comedy. Still, the

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Comedy Featured Reviews

Johnny Be Good (1988) – Review

January 11, 2017January 15, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, anthony michael hall, Bud Smith, Jennifer Tilly, Johnny Be Good, Jr., Paul Gleason, Robert Downey, Seymour Cassel, steve james, uma thurman

Anthony Michael Hall breaks from his ‘nerdy’ screen persona, perfected in 1980s classics from John Hughes, to play a ‘cool’

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Action Comedy Featured Reviews

Cannonball Run II (1984) – Review

March 14, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1984, burt reynolds, Catherine Bach, Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Frank Sinatra, jackie chan, Jamie Farr, Jr., Marilu Henner, Richard Kiel, Sammy Davis, Shirley MacLaine, Susan Anton, Telly Savalas, the cannonball run, The Cannonball Run II

The wheels have finally fallen off of the car-themed pictures of one-time box office king Burt Reynolds. The Cannonball Run

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Comedy Featured Reviews

The Waterboy (1998) – Review

June 13, 2015June 12, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, adam sandler, Blake Clark, Fairuza Balk, frank coraci, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Jonathan Loughran, Jr., Kathy Bates, Larry Gilliard, Peter Dante, The Waterboy

Previous to The Waterboy, there had been signs that Adam Sandler was becoming a box-office sensation. He stole Bulletproof from

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Action Comedy Family Reviews

Firewalker (1986) – Review

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1986, Chuck Norris, Firewalker, j. lee thompson, John Rhys-Davies, Jr., Louis Gossett, Melody Anderson, Sonny Landham

Firewalker is grade Z, bottom of the barrel trash from Cannon films and their top work-horse Chuck Norris. This flimsy

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