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Synopsis: In 1963, Jim Norman watched a gang of thugs murder his big brother then get killed by a train before they had a chance to kill him. Years later, after losing his job in Chicago because of an emotional breakdown, Jim reluctantly returns to his hometown with his wife and son to be a teacher at the local high school. Soon after, the teens he had witnessed dying return as students in his class, filling the vacant desks of the kids they murdered.  To make matters worse, the local authorities think he's the killer. Who's in it? The movie stars Tim Matheson , Brooke Adams , Robert Rusler , William Sanderson and Nicholas Sadler . Review: My wife and I both had exhausting weeks at work this week and decided to stay in last night and watch a movie. I've had Sometimes They Come Back in my library for a few weeks and picked that one to watch. Overall, it turned out to be a good choice. I think the thing I liked best about this movie was how hopeless Jim's (Matheson) ...

Synopsis : A high school teacher takes a group of detention students to his ex-girlfriend's family farm, which is the center of a local legend involving a killer scarecrow. When the students arrive, they discover the legend is no only real, the scarecrow has been released from captivity and has started a killing spree. Who's in it? The movie stars Lacey Chabert , Robin Dunne , Brittney Wilson , Carlo Marks and Julia Maxwell. Review: My wife and I had some time to watch a movie last night. I was in the mood for a horror film and this one was recently added to our library, so I wound up picking it. To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this film when I found it and ultimately only added it to our library because my wife and I are both Lacey Chabert fans. After seeing it, my opinion of the movie was mixed. I thought the film had some good things going for it. For one, I absolutely loved the scarecrow. Not only did it have the ability to strike from a varie...

Synopsis: Five years after the last Sharknado attacks, the world has remained Sharknado free. However, that peace is broken when new Sharknadoes form and once again threaten to destroy the world. Who's in it? The movies star Ian Ziering , Tara Reid , Cody Linley , David Hasselhoff and Masiela Lusha. Review: I decided to review these two movies together, both because my wife and I watched them back-to-back this weekend and because, once you reach the fourth and fifth installment of a movie series like this one, there's honestly not a whole lot of difference between the films. I ended up watching these movies this weekend mostly out of curiosity. After seeing Fin's (Ziering) wife April (Reid) crushed at the end of the third movie, I had to see just how they would manage to bring her character back. And, let's face it, there really wasn't much on TV this weekend anyway. While I did love the original film and even kind of liked the sequel, after watching ...