"Doomsday" -- A Slice of SciFi DVD Review

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Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) "Doomsday" will make its way to DVD on July 29 and the fine folks from Rogue Pictures were kind enough to ask me to review it. The film stars Rhona Mitra ("Boston Legal"), who is always fetching to gaze upon, but this film takes her [...]

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"Stargate: Continuum" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) While I can't say a great deal about the real plot and what ultimately happens in this next Stargate film on DVD (because I'm a really good guy who doesn't want to spoil it for any of my readers - also MGM won't think highly [...]

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"Timber Falls" -- Slice of SciFi DVD Review

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Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) Before I begin this review I first have to be totally honest and say that I am not the world's greatest horror movie fan. I like them well enough, but prefer a sci-fi or fantasy B-movie over most chiller-thrillers, especially those that have been produced [...]

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"Tripping the Rift - The Movie" -- A Movie Pulse DVD Review

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Genre: Comedy, Animation Running Time: 75 min. DVD Release Date: March 25th, 2008 MPAA Rating: Not Rated Directed By: Bernie Denk Starring: Stephen Root, Jenny McCarthy, Maurice LaMarche, John Melendez "Newcomers may find the offbeat humor and immature spoofing difficult to swallow." Tripping the Rift has always had a cult following for its creative parodies [...]

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"Appleseed ExMachina" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) "The animation is par excellence’ and takes a back seat to no one. The script is compelling enough and the English voice dubbing is adequate.." The other day I was sent the DVD copy of the film "Appleseed ExMachina" to look at and review. The [...]

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Gameheads -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) "Gameheads" is an interesting look into the life and mind of a group of RPG gamers. The film takes one day in the life of six gamers who turn from relative losers in real-life to unlikely heroes once every two weeks as they gather together [...]

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"The Blood Shed" -- A Slice of SciFi DVD Review

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Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) Over the last few years Heretic Films has been trying to have the mantle, once so gracefully and proudly worn by Troma, to be passed on to them and with this SouthPaw Pictures film titled "The Blood Shed," they may have just succeeded. This movie [...]

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Slice of SciFi Review - "Onmyoji"

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Onmyoji (released on DVD in North America & Europe in 2005) Also known as Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (US release) Director: Yojiro Takita Writing Credits: Baku Yumemakura Review by: Michael Lohr (SoSF Regular Contributor) Onmyoji (translation: Yin Yang Master) is the quintessential Japanese fantasy epic. Tohokushinsha (a subsidiary of Toho, the premier entertainment corporation [...]

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"Stolen Life" -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Reviewed by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Exec. News Dir.) Slice of SciFi © [video courtesy of screenwriter/producer Peter Rasmussen and YouTube.com]

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"The Last Mimzy" -- A Slice of SciFi DVD mini-Review

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Reviewer: Debbie Walker (SoSF Regular Contributor) © SliceofSciFi.com The Last Mimzy (2007) PG DVD released: July 10, 2007 Runtime: 90 minutes Acrors: Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O'Neil, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Clark Duncan Director: Robert Shaye Story: Two children, Noah and Emma, find an interesting metal box on the beach [...]

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"Ghost Rider" DVD -- A Slice of SciFi Review

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Reviewed by: Debbie Walker -- Copyright © Slice of SciFi.com Ghost Rider (2007) PG-13 DVD released: June 12, 2007 Runtime: 110 minutes. Names: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Peter Fonda, Sam Elliott, Brett Cullen, Wes Bentley Director: Mark Steven Johnson Story One dark night young motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze finds out his father is dying [...]

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"Numb" -- An Uncle Sam Review

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Producer & Managing News Director) “Numb” is a 2003 independent film that is both bizarre and stunning at the same time. It's the creation of filmmaker Michael Ferris Gibson, who wrote, produced and directed this neo noir, set in the not-too-distant future. The movie can be divided into BD [...]

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The Ultimate Superman Collection -- A Review

There is no doubt that Superman is one of America’s most mythic and enduring creations and it is only right that Warner Bros. gives the legendary comic book character a fitting DVD release with ‘Superman: Ultimate Collector’s Edition’. Never before has such a comprehensive collection of Superman material been assembled for fans of the character [...]

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MoviePulse DVD Review: "A Nightmare On Elm Street"

Having never seen ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’, the re-release of the New Line Cinema crown jewel on the big screen in its re-mastered entirety got the horror fan in me excited. How can I call myself a fan of the horror genre and have waited over twenty years to see Wes Craven’s haunting masterpiece? [...]

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A SFX Review: "The Dark"

Source: SFX Magazine Maria Bello sums up The Dark quite accurately during her interview in the extras on this DVD, when she comments that when it comes to the movie’s director, John Fawcett: “You can tell that he’s watched every thriller/ horror film that’s ever been made.�? Yes, you can tell. You can tell because [...]

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