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Synopsis: Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta live in a complex with others they believe to be survivors of a global viral pandemic waiting their turn to go to "the island," the last region of the world that is not infected. When Jordan has her name chosen in the lottery, she thinks her dream of going to the island has finally come true. However, an unusually curious Lincoln discovers the truth - there was no pandemic and the lottery "winners" are instead being chosen to have their organs harvested. Who's in it? The movie stars Scarlett Johansson , Ewan McGregor ,  Djimon Hounsou , Sean Bean , Michael Clarke Duncan and Steve Buscemi . Review: I was in the mood to watch a movie yesterday evening and looked for one while my wife took a shower. I was undecided about some of the newer movies so decided to keep things simple and pick out an old favorite, The Island . It had been a while since I last watched this movie, and I was surprised by a few things I had f...

Synopsis:  Something isn't quite right in the small town of Centerville. The sun is setting much later than it normally does, domestic pets and livestock are acting strangely and, most importantly, the dead are rising from their graves. Who's in it? The movie stars Bill Murray , Adam Driver , Selena Gomez , Tom Waits and Steve Buscemi. Review:  I don't remember putting this particular movie in my Netflix DVD queue and, as a result, was a bit surprised to see it arrive a few weeks ago. Since it was a longer film, it took my wife and I some time to watch it. We finally did that last night and it turned out to be better than expected. I think the thing I liked best about this movie was the various residents in Centerville. This includes a police officer (Driver) who seems to realize they are in a movie, a funeral home director ( Maya Delmont ) who is both strange and a sword expert, a racist farmer (Buscemi) and a hermit (Waits) who serves as a narrator. It was fun watching t...

Synopsis: Long Island native Kenny Lustig is determined to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding himself despite the fact money is tight and her fiance's father is a successful heart surgeon who is willing to help. As the big day approaches, tensions begin to mount as a series of misfortunes put the wedding in jeopardy and a stubborn Kenny still refuses to accept financial help from anyone. Who's in it? The movie stars Adam Sandler , Chris Rock , Steve Buscemi , Rachel Dratch and Allison Strong . Synopsis: I actually wasn't planning on watching a movie last night since it was already starting to get a bit late by the time my wife and I had a chance to sit down. However, she had seen this one while scrolling through Netflix and thought it looked interesting so I said OK. When we started watching this movie, I wasn't really sure what we would be getting. As I've mentioned in the past, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Adam Sandler movies...

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:  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...