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Movie Review: The Frighteners (1996)

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Synopsis: Following a car accident that left his wife dead, architect Frank Bannister is given the ability to see and talk to ghosts. Depressed over her loss, he gives up his career and with the help of three ghost friends, performs fake exorcisms. Shortly after being exposed as a conman, Frank becomes the primary suspect when people start dying under mysterious circumstances. With the police and an overzealous FBI agent on his trail, he must stop the supernatural entity responsible for the deaths before it kills again. Who's in it? The movie stars Michael J. Fox , Trini Alvarado , Peter Dobson, John Astin , Jake Busey , R. Lee Ermey and Jeffrey Combs . Review: I came across this movie a few nights ago shortly after watching another film with my wife. I had seen this movie before but realized I didn’t remember much about it, so I ended up re-watching it today. While the movie isn’t quite as good as I remembered, it was still pretty decent. One thing I like about this movie is th...

Movie Review: Teen Wolf (1985)

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Synopsis: Smalltown Nebraska 17-year-old Scott Howard is an awkward high school student who is trying to find himself while pining after the popular Pamela Wells. If things weren't bad enough for Scott, he inadvertently learns he has inherited a family curse and, like his father, is a werewolf. However, when his werewolf abilities help his basketball team win its first game in three years, Scott suddenly becomes the most popular kid in school. There's just one problem; people seem to like the wolf version of Scott more than the human version. Who's in it? The movie stars Michael J. Fox , James Hampton , Susan Ursitti , Lorie Griffin and Jerry Levine. Review: My wife was working on a sewing project yesterday evening and since I had time before I needed to start our dinner, I wound up watching Teen Wolf , which I came across on one of our movie channels. It had been ages since I last saw this film in its entirety, I may have even still been a teenager, and I didn't re...