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Mac and Me ** (1988, Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary, Lauren Stanley, Jade Calegory) – Classic Movie Review 12,394

The 1988 sci-fi film Mac and Me flopped at the box office, disliked for its plot lines similar to E.T. and its McDonald’s and Coca-Cola product placement. It is now regarded as one of the […]

Jan, 15

Split Second *** (1992, Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Neil Duncan, Michael J Pollard, Alun Armstrong, Pete Postlethwaite, Ian Drury) – Classic Movie Review 11,974

Director Tony Maylam’s 1992 British/ US science fiction action horror thriller film Split Second stars Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Neil Duncan, Michael J Pollard, Alun Armstrong, Pete Postlethwaite, and Ian Drury. Rutger Hauer stars as a burnt-out […]

Mar, 02

Flight of the Navigator **** (1986, Joey Cramer, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright, Sarah Jessica Parker, voice of Paul Reubens) – Classic Movie Review 10,974

Flight of the Navigator (1986) is notable as one of the first Hollywood films to use extensive CGI effects, and as one of the first to feature an entirely electronic score. Director Randal Kleiser’s 1986 […]

Mar, 01

The Arrival *** (1996, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff) – Classic Movie Review 10,593

Director David N Twohy’s 1996 US/ Mexico movie The Arrival is an enjoyable, surprising and neatly done sci-fi thriller, with expert handling, plenty of tension and an eerie tone. Charlie Sheen is effective as Zane […]

Nov, 27

The Second Arrival * (1998, Patrick Muldoon, Jane Sibbett, Michael Sarrazin) – Classic Movie Review 10,592

‘Stop Watching The Skies… Start Watching Your Back. The Secret Is Out.’ Director Kevin Tenney’s 1998 Canadian sci-fi thriller Arrival II [The Second Arrival] is the dreary, plodding and unimaginative sequel to The Arrival (1996), […]

Nov, 27

The Brother from Another Planet *** (1984, Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Rosanna Carter) – Classic Movie Review 10,396

Writer-director John Sayles’s entertaining, satirical 1984 sci-fi comedy The Brother from Another Planet is about a mute alien extra-terrestrial brother (Joe Morton) from another planet who arrives in Harlem, where he impresses the community and […]

Oct, 09

Cocoon: The Return ** (1988, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver) – Classic Movie Review 10,201

Director Daniel Petrie’s 1988 senior citizen sci-fi sequel Cocoon: The Return sees the welcome return of the spaced-out Florida wrinklies, with more or less everybody (the entire main cast) returning from the original, but not […]

Aug, 20

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