Paul Klinger

Standard low budget horror fare from about 2009, with some good moments. A "Scientist" has been doing surgeries to make people better but of course makes them worse, and in many cases dangerous or terribly damaged. His helper, Lobo, is one of his victims. Has some amusing scenes that are probably unintentionally funny. The line "Time for go to bed" by Lobo (One of his failed surgery subjects) is the source of unintentional humor. Not available on dvd, only on VHS.

Josh and S.A.M. is one of my most favorite films of my 80 years. I saw it initially in its first run 1n 1993, 28 yers ago, and found it an unusual blend of humor and sadness, moving me to tears frequently, while chuckling over the humorous moments. The film shows how damaging divorce and broken homes can be to children, and the film walks a fine line between sadness and humor. The two leads are excellent, Jacob Tierney and Noah Fleiss, playing preteen brothers about age 8 and 12, but in real life were probably a bit older. The heart of the film is essentially a road trip, where the brothers are trying to get to Canada, after Josh thinks he killed a man with a pool cue, who thought he might be Josh's Father, (He knocked him out when the man threatened him upon realizing he was being conned.) Josh steals the man's rental car and the two brothers begin their journey. The viewer must suspend disbelief, as Josh has no trouble driving, but ultimately the film is very satisfying and emotional, sadness followed by humor back and forth, and suspense. I admit I am a sucker for sentimentality, but I predict that if you like domestic comedy/drama in a road picture beautifully acted, I predict you won't be disappointed.

Little known film which went directly to video is a terrific, very emotional tear jerker about a middle school age boy whose father is deployed to a war zone. The boy, played by Uriah Shelton, is interested in music, and enters a contest to perform. To tell much more would spoil the surprises that occur along the way. The music is quite good for such a low budget enterprise, and if you like a tear jerker, you will not be disappointed. One of my 10 favorite films of all time.