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Synopsis: After first using the atomic bomb in World War II, the United States wanted to remain the top nuclear power and began conducting a series of tests in Nevada in the 1950s and 60s. This documentary discusses those tests and the impact they had. Who's in it? The movie is directed by Tom Jennings. Review: I took the day off today because it's my daughter's birthday and, while waiting for her to get out of bed, decided to educate myself with a documentary. After some consideration, I decided on A-Bombs over Nevada and it turned out to be a good choice. I knew a little bit about the height of the cold war and the rush to build more and more powerful atomic weapons a couple decades before I was born. This included knowing about the testing that occurred in Nevada, not far from Las Vegas. This movie did a great job filling in the blanks and teaching me a lot of things I didn't know. One of the first things that really stood out for me when watching this movie was t...

Synopsis:  When a series of ancient volcanoes erupt in the Santa Monica Mountains, a hoard of giant, lava-spewing spiders are released and begin to terrorize Los Angeles. It's up to washed-up action movie star, Colton West, to save the day. Who's in it?  The movie stars  Steve Guttenberg ,  Nia Peeples ,  Patrick Renna ,  Noah Hunt  and  Michael Winslow. Review:  I came across this movie on  YouTube TV  a couple days ago and, while I thought it sounded a bit dumb, I was also intrigued enough to add it to my library. I wound up selecting it last night and, while my expectations were admittedly lowered, this film more than exceeded them. The thing I found I liked about this movie is it didn't take itself too seriously but, at the same time, also pretended it wasn't a comedy. The end result was a film that was funny/quirky but also managed to be an entertaining action film featuring what looked to be an unstoppable army of fire breathi...

Synopsis: An experimental American oil plant drilling in the Mongolian desert accidentally releases mythical giant man-eating worms that were rumored to be the guardians of Genghis Khan's lost tomb and treasure. Who's in it? The movie stars Sean Patrick Flanery , Victoria Pratt , George Cheung , Drew Waters and Nate Rubin . Review: When I first came across this movie on VUDU, I couldn't help but think it was nothing more than a bad ripoff of the film Tremors . But, my wife and I were having a hard time finding something that looked better and, wanting to watch a movie (any movie) before it got too late, we ended up picking this one anyway. As it turns out, it was actually better than I was expecting. Yes, as I suspected, the movie really does seem an awful lot like Tremors. In fact, the Mongolian Death Worms even look a lot like the worms in that film. But, the movie still manages to be different enough to feel at least somewhat unique. I think the thing I fo...