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Zombie Tidal Wave (2019) – Review

August 10, 2019August 18, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Anthony C Ferrante, Erich Chikashi Linzbichler, Ian Ziering, Shelton Jolivette, Zombie Tidal Wave

This is the first summer since 2012 that we haven’t been treated to another Sharknado flick from the Asylum and

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Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994) – Review

July 4, 2019September 29, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1994, Adam Beach, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Gambon, Nathaniel Parker, Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, Xavier Koller

Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale isn’t viewed kindly by those with historical knowledge of the events it depicts, but it’s a

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The Corruptor (1999) – Review

June 24, 2019September 13, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, brian cox, Byron Mann, Chow Yun Fat, James Foley, mark wahlberg, Paul Ben-Victor, Ric Young, The Corruptor

The Corruptor constantly flirts with becoming a better movie but it never fully takes off. This is a stylish, slickly

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General Commander (2019) – Review

May 23, 2019May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Philippe Martinez, Ron Smoorenburg, Ross W. Clarkson, Sonia Couling, Steven Seagal

I’m done. After 31 years watching Steven Seagal flicks, I’ve finally decided enough is enough. The last 18 years have

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Adventures of Aladdin (2019) – Review

May 19, 2019May 19, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Adam Holick, Adventures of Aladdin, Glen Campbell, Havon Baraka, Tionne Williams

Disney’s potential blockbuster live-action adaption of Aladdin is coming to theaters in the upcoming weeks so that must mean there

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The Poison Rose (2019) – Review

May 13, 2019June 26, 2019 Jason Rugaard 2 Comments 2019, brendan fraser, Ella Bleu Travolta, Famke Janssen, Kat Graham, morgan freeman, Peter Stormare, robert patrick, The Poison Rose

“We live in a world that’s full of risk.” One character utters in the new John Travolta thriller The Poison

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Backdraft 2 (2019) – Review

May 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Alisha Bailey, Backdraft 2, Gonzalo López-Gallego, Ross O’Hennessy, Sal Longbardo, Sia Alipour

Ron Howard’s landmark 1991 film about Chicago firefighters gets a low-rent sequel nearly three decades after the original. This inferior

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The Mummy (1999) – Review

May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Arnold Vosloo, brendan fraser, John Hannah, Jonathan Hyde, Kevin J. O'Connor, rachel weisz, the mummy

Brendan Fraser makes for a splendid swashbuckler in this old-fashioned action picture that owes more to the Indian Jones series

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Ragin’ Cajun (1990) – Review

May 6, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1990, Allan Rich, Charlene Tilton, David Heavener, Ragin' Cajun, Rick Zumwalt, Sam Bottoms, William Byron Hillman

I consider myself an aficionado of bad movies. I’m not talking about the typically sub-par product churned out by the

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Chill Factor (1999) – Review

April 29, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Chill Factor, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Paymer, Hugh Johnson, Peter Firth, Skeet Ulrich

Chill Factor was released five years after Speed but it’s light years behind in terms of creativity, though it’s not

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Twin Dragons (1999) – Review

April 9, 2019October 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, jackie chan, Maggie Cheung, Teddy Robin Kwan, Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons will test the patience of audiences not willing to stoop to the level of silliness presented on-screen. This

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Aquaman (2018) – Review

April 3, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Amber Heard, Aquaman, dolph lundgren, James Wan, Jason Momoa, nicole kidman, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

After a succession of underwhelming films, Wonder Woman being the lone bright spot, DC and Warner Bros have finally produced

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Creed II (2018) – Review

April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Creed II, dolph lundgren, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Steven Caple Jr, sylvester stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris

Creed was such a pleasing surprise that I was positive a sequel wouldn’t be able to match it in terms

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The Mod Squad (1999) – Review

March 26, 2019November 12, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, claire danes, Dennis Farina, Giovanni Ribisi, josh brolin, Kate Lanier, Michael Lerner, Omar Epps, Richard Jenkins, Scott Silver, Stephen Kay, Steve Harris, The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad is, undoubtedly, the worst movie ever made based on an existing television show. After, the critical and

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Wing Commander (1999) – Review

March 15, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Chris Roberts, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jürgen Prochnow, Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, Tchéky Karyo, Wing Commander

Wing Commander hit the big screen a few weeks before The Matrix arrived and changed sci-fi films for the next