The Drop Release Date: 2006 Genre: Action | Adventure | Thriller Director(s): Kevin Lewis (Downward Angel, Malibu Spring Break) Writer(s): Kevin Lewis (The Method, Downward Angel) Starring: John Savage, Sean Young, Michael Bondies When I popped The Drop into my DVD player I expected mediocrity. Looking at the plot description, box art, cast, and crew [...]

Dot.Kill Release Date: 13 December 2010 (Belgium) Genre: Crime | Thriller Director(s): John Irvin (Raw Deal, Hamburger Hill) Writer(s): Andrew Charas & Robert Malkani Starring: Armand Assante, Sonny Marinelli, Raffaello Degruttola I haven’t reviewed a good, old fashioned, direct-to-video detective film in quite a while. That’s exactly what Dot.Kill is. Starring the always awesome, often [...]

The Donor Release Date: 1995 Genre: Action | Thriller Director(s): Damian Lee (Abraxas, Jill the Ripper) Writer(s): Damian Lee (Street Law, Watchers) Starring: Jeff Wincott, Michelle Johnson, Falconer Abraham Whenever a filmmaker (or anyone in any profession for that matter) royally screws up a movie to the extent that Damian Lee did Agent Red, man’s [...]

Dolly Dearest Release Date: January 1992 (USA) Genre: Horror | Thriller Director(s): Maria Lease Writer(s): Maria Lease Starring: Rip Torn, Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms I remember watching Dolly Dearest when I was ten years old and remarking that it was a bad rip-off of Child’s Play. I also remember watching Dolly Dearest two days ago [...]

Dirty War Release Date: 2004 Genre: Thriller | Drama Director(s): Daniel Percival (Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon) Writer(s): Daniel Percival & Lizzie Mickery (Messiah) Staring: Gavin Abbott, Joanne Adams, Shamshad Akhtar While I don’t want to spend this review going off on my political views, the one thing that always irks me is when people claim [...]

Direct Action Release Date: 25 May 2005 (United Arab Emirates) Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller Director(s): Sidney J. Furie (Detention, The Rage) Writer(s): Greg Mellott (Under Heavy Fire, Blank Point) Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Polly Shannon, Donald Burda A review of Dolph Lundgren’s second film since coming back from a brief retirement pretty much boils [...]

Dinocroc Release Date: 20 April 2004 (USA) Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller Director(s): Kevin O’Neill Writer(s): Dan Acre, John Huckert (both of Shakedown), & Frances Doel Starring: Costas Mandylor, Joana Pacula, Jake Thomas When Roger Corman announced his semi-retirement two years ago, he closed down the distribution part of New Concorde Horizons with a [...]

A Different Loyalty Release Date: 14 October 2004 (Portugal) Genre: Drama | Romance | Thriller Director(s): Marek Kanievska (Where The Money Is) Writer(s): Jim Piddock (One Good Turn) Starring: Sharon Stone, Rupert Everett, Julian Wadham That wasn’t exactly what I expected. A Different Loyalty, a fifteen million dollar movie starring Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett, [...]

Detour Release Date: 2 December 2003 (USA) Genre: Action | Horror | Thriller Director: Steve Taylor (The Surge, Social Intercourse) Writer: Steve Graborsky & Steve Taylor (The Surge, Social Intercourse) Starring: Ashley Reed, Aaron Buer and Brent Taylor From the moment former Tromette (who enjoyed her phallic shaped vegetables on “Troma’s Edge TV”) and Linnnea [...]

Detention Release Date: 5 September 2003 (South Korea) Genre: Action | Drama | Thriller Director: Sidney J. Furie (The Collectors, Iron Eagle) Writer: John Sheppard (Avalanche: Nature Unleashed) Starring: Dolph Lungren, Alex Karzis, Kata Dobó “What’cha lookin’ at?” “A FOB… Fuckable Older Man.” – Student in reference to Dolph Lungren Dolph Lungren’s an actor who [...]