Jenya Lano Movies

Valentine's Day is anything but festive for Piper (Holly Marie Combs), who worries that Leo (Brian Krause) will be harshly punished for aiding the Avatars in their misbegotten efforts to utopian-ize the world. Elsewhere, Paige (Rose McGowan) struggles to overcome the loss of Brody by plunging into her latest project: finding new faculty members for the magic school. English teacher Drake Robin (Billy Zane, in his first series appearance) seems eminently qualified for an academic post. However, Drake has left one teeny-tiny item off his resumé: he used to be a demon, and he has recently entered into an unholy pact! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

As a newly enlisted Whitelighter, Paige (Rose McGowan) is assigned to help a troubled young mechanic named Mitchell Haines (Seamus Dever). Trouble is, Mitchell doesn't want to be helped -- and his resistance may cause Paige to lose her powers before she even gets to use them. Meanwhile, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) is trapped in the Underworld after switching bodies with the sorceress Imara (Suzanne Krull), and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) has her hands full with a demonic assault at P3. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the first part of Charmed's season-six finale (originally telecast as a single two-part episode), Gideon (Gildart Jackson) makes a last-ditch effort to destroy baby Wyatt. Gideon's scheme involves exiling father-and-son Whitelighters Leo (Brian Krause) and Chris (Drew Fuller) to a bizarre mirror world where evil is good and vice versa. Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Paige (Rose McGowan) had better hurry in their rescue efforts: if Chris does not return in time for his "past self" to be born to Piper (Holly Marie Combs), the space-time continuum will be damaged beyond repair. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the concluding half of Charmed's season-six finale (originally telecast as a single two-part episode), Whitelighters Leo (Brian Krause) and Chris (Drew Fuller), still trapped in a bizarre mirror world, must battle their evil alter egos in order to thwart Gideon's (Gildart Jackson) scheme to destroy little Wyatt. As for Wyatt's mother, Piper (Holly Marie Combs), she is just about to give birth again. But the occasion may not be a festive one: Piper is fated to be the future mother of Chris -- and woe be unto him if he doesn't return to the real world in time for his own birth! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Leo (Brian Krause) is ordered by his fellow Avatars to protect the demon seer Kira (Charisma Carpenter) in order to obtain information necessary to vanquish all other demons. At the same time, the Charmed Ones share Kira's latest vision, leading them to believe that the best of all possible worlds will be one ruled by the Avatars. Meanwhile, Kira's fellow demons release the dreaded, all-powerful Zankou (Oded Fehr, in his first series appearance) to counteract her "treason"; and Paige (Rose McGowan) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) are diametrically opposed in their feelings toward the "helpful" Brody (Kerr Smith). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A boy grows to manhood with revenge on his mind in this martial arts-influenced Western. When John Slaughter (Michael Worth) was a boy, his family was killed by a gang of bloodthirsty outlaws. Twenty years on, Slaughter has become a sure hand with a gun and has learned the mysteries of Asian martial arts. Slaughter tracks down one of the men who killed his parents but is unable to exact revenge upon them; however, he does discover that one of the outlaws. Jack Pickett (Gary Busey) is now the mayor of the town of Ghost Rock and is using his political power to rob his constituents for all their worth. Determined to seek a greater justice than mere personal revenge, Slaughter joins forces with a small band of do-gooders to end Pickett's stranglehold over the town once and for all. Ghost Rock also features supporting performances from Jeff Fahey, Adrienne Barbeau, and James Hong. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A feature-length pilot for a possible cable TV series, Deathlands: Homeward Bound was inspired by a series of novels and audio-books written by James Axler (actually a joint pseudonym, shared by several prominent science-fiction authors). Sort of a "Mad Max Meets the A-Team," the film is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where crime and destruction is the norm and law-and-order is in the hands of a few courageous mavericks. Vincent Spano stars as justice-fighter Ryan Cawdor, who travels the scorched countryside in his "SecWag," or military security wagon. Cawdor's hearty band of cohorts include his half-mutant girl, an angry Albino teenager, and a geeky weapons specialist called the Armorer. Not surprisingly, the original "Deathlands" book series was incredibly popular with long-distance truck drivers, presumably the audience to whom this ultra-macho thriller is geared. Deathlands: Homeward Bound debuted May 17, 2003, on the Sci-Fi Channel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Mavicam (Jenya Lano), the top warrior and current lover of Ares (Kevin Smith), is anxious to prove worthy of being the War God's second-in-command. Obligingly, Ares sends Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) into another realm, there to engage in mortal combat with Mavicam. But the match is not as weighted in Xena's favor as it seems: She and the pacifistic Gabrielle are forced to share the same body, with one of the ladies materializing during the daytime, one at night. Since Mavicam is not so handicapped, it looks as though she will emerge victorious -- until her ego gets the better of her. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi