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Movie Review: The Fugitive (1993)

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Synopsis: Chicago vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble is convicted for the brutal murder of his wife, Helen, despite insisting she was killed by a man with a prosthetic arm. While being transported to prison, he is caught up in a prisoner escape attempt and is soon being chased by U. S. Marshals under the command of Samuel Gerard while he attempts to find evidence that proves his innocence. Who's in it? The movie stars Harrison Ford , Tommy Lee Jones , Sela Ward , Andreas Katsulas and Julianne Moore . Review: Neither of us had the energy to go out yesterday evening so my wife and I wound up watching a bit of a Tommy Lee Jones marathon. This included The Fugitive , which neither of us had seen in a long while. After re-watching it, I thought the movie withstood the test of time. The movie, which is based on the television series loosely based on a true story, does a fantastic job getting right to the action. A lot of movies like this will bog things down with a ton of character ...

Movie Review: Evolution (2001)

Synopsis: Two professors at a small Arizona college investigate a newly-fallen meteorite and discover rapidly-evolving alien organisms. Their research is hijacked by the United States Army but the military intervention isn't enough to keep the quickly-growing creatures from spreading through an underground cavern system and terrorizing residents in a near-by town. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/movie-review-evolution-2001/

Movie Review: Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

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Synopsis:  Kidnapped and imprisoned, a paperboy tells three stories of horror in an effort to distract the witch who is planning on serving him up for dinner. Who's In It? The movie stars Debbie Harry , Matthew Lawrence , Christian Slater , Steve Buscemi , Julianne Moore and William Hickey . Review : I came across this film on one of our movie channels a couple nights ago and, since it had been a long time since my wife and I had taken the time to watch it, I ended up recording it for later. We finally finished up the movie last night and, after seeing it again, I have to say it was better than I remembered it. The wraparound story about the kidnapped paperboy (Lawrence) and the child-eating witch (Harry), was a little predictable and, at times, a little dumb. But, the stories the paperboy ends up telling her are what make this movie and are a big reason why the film is enjoyable. My personal favorite was the second one, about the killer cat. That segment en...