Kelly Preston Archives

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)

Rating: ★

Jun 3, 2002Planetary Adventure

Early Charles Band exploiting the mid-80s 3D revival fad. The film is a cheap planetary adventure that feels like a magpie collage of other SF films around at the time, most notably Star Wars and Mad Max 2

Director: Charles Band

Actors: Jeffrey Byron, Mike Preston, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 June 20023 April 2020 by Roog

Spacecamp (1986)

Rating: ★★

Nov 10, 2003Teenagers Trapped in Orbit in the Space Shuttle

This comes with the unappealing concept of 'Teenagers Trapped in Orbit in the Space Shuttle' and vies between cliche and passable treatment

Director: Harry Winer

Actors: Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan, Joaquin Phoenix, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 November 200311 September 2024 by Roog

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Rating: ★★

Jun 1, 1999Anthology of Comedy Skits & Genre Parodies

An anthology of comedy skits from several different directors including Joe Dante and John Landis. The result is fairly scattershot with moments of occasional humour falling between laughs that do not come off

Director: Carl Gottlieb, Joe Dante, John Landis, Peter Horten, Robert K. Weiss

Actors: Arsenio Hall, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rosanna Arquette, Monique Gabrielle, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 June 199930 December 2025 by Roog

Twins (1988)

Rating: ★★★½

Jan 30, 2005Mismatched Clone Twins Comedy

A one-note joke premised on casting Arnold Schwarzenegger and diminutive Danny DeVito as mismatched clone twins. Unexpectedly charming with Schwarzenegger and comedy director Ivan Reitman turning out what are probably their best works.

Director: Ivan Reitman

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Chloe Webb, Kelly Preston, …

Category: Science Fiction

30 January 200512 May 2025 by Roog

Spellbinder (1988)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 6, 2001Pursuit by Satanic Cult

Modest 1980s video release that builds with some unnerving effect as Timothy Daly grants shelter to Kelly Preston only to earn the wrath of a pursuing Satanic cult

Director: Janet Greek

Actors: Timothy Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich, Audra Lindley, …

Category: Horror

6 April 20013 October 2022 by Roog

Jack Frost (1998)

Rating: ★★

May 15, 2011Man Reincarnated as a Snowman

Bizarre family family in which Michael Keaton returns from the dead as a snowman to be near his family

Director: Troy Miller

Actors: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy, …

Category: Fantasy

15 May 201113 September 2024 by Roog

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Rating: ★★

Apr 19, 2004Dr Seuss Adaptation

Adaptation of the Dr Seuss book made following the success of Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The book is dragged down into noisy slapstick chaos, capped by a badly unrestrained Mike Myers as The Cat

Director: Bo Welch

Actors: Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin, Spencer Breslin, …

Category: Fantasy

19 April 200413 January 2026 by Roog

Sky High (2005)

Rating: ★★

Oct 8, 2005School for Superheroes

This feels like a copy of the Harry Potter films set at a school for trainee superheroes. Alas after the set-up of its premise, the film appears at a loss of what to do and falls back on insipid cliches

Director: Mike Mitchell

Actors: Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Danielle Panabaker, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 October 200521 March 2025 by Roog

Death Sentence (2007)

Rating: ★★★½

Nov 23, 2008Vigilante Film

Although the character names have been changed, this is based on the book sequel to Death Wish. Saw director James Wan goes for broke on the grim vigilantism and turns in an immensely satisfying work

Director: James Wan

Actors: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler, …

Category: Horror

23 November 20089 October 2025 by Roog