Halloweentown. Directed by: Duwayne Dunham. Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoag. Runtime: 1h 24 min. Released: October 17, 1998. Truly, Halloweentown is the classic Disney Channel Original Movie. It was the fourth to premiere on the network as a DCOM, but it feels like the one that started it all. I’d watch it … Continue reading Halloweentown (1998)
Category: Spooky Season Reviews, 2019
Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire. Released: October 13, 2000. Directed by: Steve Boyum. Starring: Matt O’Leary, Laura Vandervoot, Caroline Rhea. Runtime: 1h 25 min. I’ve watched two Disney Channel Original Movies lately (the other being Under Wraps) and they both open with a movie-within-a-movie. For this one, Mom’s Got a Date with a … Continue reading Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Under Wraps (1997)
Under Wraps. Released (premiered): October 25, 1997. Directed by: Greg Beeman. Starring: Adam Wylie, Mario Yedidia, Clara Bryant. Runtime: 1h 35 min. When people think Disney Channel Original Movie, ones like “Halloweentown” or “High School Musical” stand out. But today, I’m reviewing the true original DCOM, “Under Wraps,” the first to premiere on the network … Continue reading Under Wraps (1997)
Sinkhole de mayo! Slaughterhouse Rulez (2019), The Hole in the Ground (2019)
Note: I wanted to post a couple shorter reviews today (well, the review of "The Hole in the Ground" is the usual length but "Slaughterhouse Rulez" is much shorter) because both of these horror films have sinkholes in them. So, there's that! Slaughterhouse Rulez. Released: May 17, 2019. Directed by: Crispian Mills. Starring: Finn Cole, Asa Butterfield, Simon Pegg. Runtime: … Continue reading Sinkhole de mayo! Slaughterhouse Rulez (2019), The Hole in the Ground (2019)
Crawl (2019)
Released: July 12, 2019. Directed by: Alexandre Aja. Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson. Runtime: 1h 27 min. In Florida, a Category 5 hurricane has just hit. Haley (Kaya Scodelario) goes to check on the well-being of her estranged father, Dave (Barry Pepper). She finds him unconscious in the crawlspace of their childhood home … Continue reading Crawl (2019)
eXistenZ (1999)
Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm. Runtime: 1h 37 min. Released: April 23, 1999. I’ll start off by saying I did not fully understand “eXistenZ.” Basically, Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is premiering this virtual reality video game called eXistenZ (roll credits) that’s a huge deal but then the … Continue reading eXistenZ (1999)
Tone-Deaf (2019)
Directed by: Richard Bates Jr. Starring: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney. Runtime: 1h 27 min. Released: August 23, 2019. It feels like in every neighborhood there’s a curmudgeonly old fart sitting in a rocking chair on his porch ranting about something. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” had the Grinch up on Mount Crumpit, shouting … Continue reading Tone-Deaf (2019)
Gerald’s Game (2017)
Gerald’s Game. Directed by: Mike Flanagan. Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas. Runtime: 1h, 43 min. Released: September 29, 2017. Spoiler warning! If you want to know as little as possible about the movie, come read this after you watch it. You’ve been politely warned. “Gerald’s Game” is one of the few Stephen … Continue reading Gerald’s Game (2017)