OK, it was obvious from previews that Underwater was intended to be nothing more than an aquatic rip off of Alien... from the same studio that made Alien. Everything, right down to the set design, drove that point home. Which is fine, as there hasn't been a good water-bound Alien clone since the late 80s or early 90s, and even those were made with mixed success. William Eubank's attempt is nothing more than that -- an attempt. He's directed a visually impressive movie with Underwater, and manages to create some tension and thrills, but overall, the film doesn't really take off. He dives (pun intended) right into the action, with the crew of an underwater drilling operation fighting for their lives after the structure is compromised by some... thing. The survivors must figure out how to get to the surface, but discover the odds are against them as they're hunted by deep-sea monsters. I'm not a Kristen Stewart fan, but she does pretty good work here. In fa...

Ah, January. Traditionally it's a dumping ground for movies Hollywood doesn't know what to do with, or doesn't expect to make much money from. This year, however, there are a few promising releases heading our way, including Bad Boys For Life and Underwater. Underwater is very much a cross between The Abyss and Alien, which I'm A-OK with. It's directed by William Eubank and has a decent cast, including Vincent Cassel, TJ Miller and Kristen Stewart. And it look like things get pretty hairy for a crew of underwater researchers, as this clip attests to. Check it out: Underwater submerges in theatres Jan. 10, 2020. What do you think? Worth checking out? Source: 20th Century Fox

The Crimson Rivers Jason: A fun throwback to 80s-style buddy cop movies like Lethal Weapon with a nice infusion of 90s serial-killer thrillers like Seven. Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel share a great chemistry and the story moves along at fast enough of a pace that the viewer doesn't realize none of it makes any sense. Some nice action scenes, especially a martial arts battle with a couple of skinheads, and a series of serial murders that are preposterous but effective. The film is highly entertaining despite its flaws, and Reno is always watchable. Hell, he made Godzilla good. And this one rates a Good as well. Shawn: Violence and grisly images my ass! There wasn't anything in here worse than an episode of CSI. The film starts off slow and I was wondering how I was going to make it through one of these, let alone two. Then Cassel gets into a martial arts battle with some alleged skinheads and things take off. It's like a French Lethal Weapon with a serial killer ins...