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Synopsis: A year after abandoning his wife and son to fulfill a dream of becoming a graphic novelist, Clay Riddell is in Boston hoping to return to them. However, shortly after his own phone battery goes dead, a strange signal goes over the cell towers and everyone on their phone is turned into a mindless and rabid killer. With the whole world going crazy as a result, Clay enlists the help of train conductor and Vietnam veteran Thomas McCourt to help him travel home and find his family. Who's in it? The movie stars John Cusack , Samuel L. Jackson , Isabelle Fuhrman , Owen Teague and Stacy Keach . Review: I added this movie to my library some time ago and my wife and I decided to give it a try last night because we were intrigued by what was essentially a zombie movie based on a book by Stephen King. After watching it, our opinion of it was mixed. Zombie films tend to be a dime a dozen and I always give points to those that add some sort of uniqueness. That was the case with thi...

Synopsis: When 17-year-old prostitute Cindy Paulson accuses a prominent baker and family man, Robert Hansen, of kidnapping and raping her, the local authorities don't believe her story, especially when he provides a solid alibi. However, after meeting with her, Alaska State Trooper Jack Halcombe believes she escaped the clutches of a serial killer and pursues her lead. However, a reluctant district attorney and his key witness' lack of stability threaten to shut him down. Who's in it? The movie stars Nicolas Cage , Vanessa Hudgens , John Cusack , 50 Cent and Kurt Fuller . Review: My wife found this movie at the library a couple days ago and, while it sounded like something she would enjoy more than me, I did decide to watch it with her last night. Overall, I have to say I thought it was a good movie. Since this was based on a true story, there was some risk of the movie being a bit too predictable, especially since there was no mystery about who the killer was. Fortunat...

Synopsis: When a mysterious storm leaves the kingdom of Malaria in constant darkness, its primary source of wealth comes from blackmailing the rest of the world with doomsday devices created by its evil scientists. The scientists are aided by Igors, hunchbacks that are required, by law, to be assistants. When his scientist is killed in a lab explosion, one Igor with an aptitude for inventions decides to seize the opportunity and create his own evil weapon. Things don't go as planned, however, when his creation's evil bone fails to activate. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/movie-review-igor-2008-1/

Synopsis: Still grieving the loss of his daughter, a once-promising author now travels around the country, staying in supposedly haunted hotels and writing about his experiences. When an anonymous post card warns him about room 1408 at a luxury hotel in New York, he decides to spend the night there, despite the room's long history of dying guests and the hotel manager's attempts to convince him otherwise. Who's in it? The movie stars John Cusack , Samuel L. Jackson , Tony Shalhoub , Mary McCormack and Kate Walsh . Synopsis: My wife and I came across this movie about a week ago but, not having time to watch it, decided to save it for another day. We wound up doing that last night and I have to say I was very impressed with it. I will confess, when we started watching this movie, I did have some doubts about it. I've seen plenty of haunted room/haunted house films over the years and they tend to follow the same predictable format. This one, however, really su...