Articles by Mike Long

The Convent

December 27, 2001 // 0 Comments

Once again, we are presented with a horror film, which some fans are praising as the ’kick-ass’ frighfest which we’ve all been waiting for. And once again, disappointment rears its ugly head. ’The Convent’ is a fun film (viewed in the right [...]

Master Of The Rings, The

December 20, 2001 // 0 Comments

Released to coincide with the premiere of ’The Lord of the Rings’ feature film, ’The Master of the Rings’ is touted as ’The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien’s ’The Lord of the Rings’’. The word ’unauthorized’ should always [...]

Voices From Beyond

December 18, 2001 // 0 Comments

This 1990 film shows veteran Italian horror director Lucio Fulci attempting to meld the genres, which had made him a (gorehound’s) household name in the early ’80s. The result is a confusing film, which only offers some subtle touches of style. [...]

The Yellow Fountain

December 17, 2001 // 0 Comments

In recent years, we’ve seen many great thrillers, such as ’Tesis’, ’Abre Los Ojos’ and ’The Nameless’ come from Spain. ’The Yellow Fountain’ is the latest candidate to be named ’The Next Big Thing’ from Spain, but it falls short of [...]

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

December 14, 2001 // 0 Comments

The eighth entry in ’The Land Before Time’ series, finds the familiar characters dealing with the effects of the coming Ice Age. Ducky (voiced by Aria Noelle Curzon), Littlefoot (voiced by Thomas Dekker), Cera (voiced by Anndi McAfee), Petrie (voice [...]

Soapdish

December 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

’Soapdish’ is a screwball comedy set in the topsy-turvy world of daytime soap operas. Sally Field stars as Celeste Talbert, the star of ’The Sun Also Sets’ and the reigning queen of daytime television. Conniving starlet Montana Moorehead (Cathy [...]

Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey

December 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Those brain-dead dudes Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) return in this sequel to the 1988 hit ’Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’. And believe it or not, this film is even wilder and weirder than the first one. Everything appears to be [...]

Lust For A Vampire

December 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

’Lust for a Vampire’ represents another fine addition to Anchor Bay’s Hammer Collection. In this 1971 film, vampire Count Karnstein (Mike Raven) reanimates the beautiful Camilla Karnstein (here played by Yutte Stensgaard) and sends her to a [...]

Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed In At The House Of Mouse

December 7, 2001 // 0 Comments

The ’House of Mouse’ television program is an ingenious concept, which never really pays off. On this show, Mickey Mouse runs a nightclub called ’House of Mouse’. Here, dozens of animated Disney characters can be seen having a good time and [...]

Bear In The Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear

December 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

Given the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the ’Bear in the Big Blue House’ program on television anymore, it is fantastic that Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has released another volume of this entertaining and educational [...]
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