Welcome to MRFH’s new Film Club!  This will be a monthly feature on the site where we’ll pick a cult movie to discuss, dealing with our own observations as well as questions and issues raised by the movie. To participate, you need to have a forum account (if you don’t, signing up for one is [...]

“Do you remember when we used to be explorers?” The Scoop: 1998 PG, directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner Tagline: The Battle For Paradise Has Begun Summary Capsule: The Enterprise must protect a puny race who lack their own cool spaceship

“Assimilate this!” The Scoop: 1996 PG-13, directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, and James Cromwell Tagline: Resistance is Futile. Summary Capsule: The new Enterprise fights a Borg invasion, warps back in time, and restores first contact with an alien race… all for the freedom to stock Starbucks!

Who doesn’t have childhood memories of Jim Henson?  These days, if you’re under 40, if had a TV growing up,  and if you actually watched anything as a child, chances are good you know and adored at least one of his creations. I personally grew up on Sesame Street.  I adored Cookie Monster, the Count, [...]

“What would you like to see that I haven’t already shown you?” The Scoop: 2009, PG-13, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Daniel Day Lewis, Marion Cotillard, and Penelope Cruz Tagline: This holiday season, be Italian Summary Capsule: A pretentious and annoying director ruminates on how terrible it is to be famous and a genius, [...]

Weird Al Yankovic is working on a mystery live action feature length movie for Cartoon Network. Unfortunately, not a UHF sequel. Lionsgate has bought the rights for Rodrigo Cortes’ thriller Buried. Starring Ryan Reynolds “unfolds entirely within the confines of a coffin buried somewhere in Iraq. Trapped inside the cramped wooden box is Paul Conroy, [...]

“I’ve seen detergents that leave a better film than this.” The Scoop: 1979 G, directed by James Frawley and starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson Tagline: More entertaining than humanly possible Summary Capsule: In the beginning… there was Kermit. In the end… there were an insane amount of puppets singing.

“They say time is a fire in which we burn.” The Scoop: 1994 PG, directed by David Carson and starring Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, and Jonathan Frakes Tagline: Two captains. One destiny. Summary Capsule: Old school meets new school as a fiesty madman takes them all to school. Basically, there’s a lot of learning going [...]

“Please understand the horny Bard does not represent us.” The Scoop: 2008 NR, directed by Matt Vancil and starring Nathan Rice, Carol Roscoe and Brian Lewis Tagline: They’ll be taking a few liberties with the rules. Summary Capsule: Five friends struggle to make it through one truly twisted D&D campaign

“This isn’t my life anymore, Mulder. I’m done chasing monsters in the dark.” The Scoop: 2008 PG-13, directed by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Amanda Peet Tagline: To find the truth, you must believe. Summary Capsule: Some FBI agents, stymied on a case with some X-Files undertones, rescues our heroes Mulder [...]