John Murlowski Movies

Brittany Renee Finamore and Brian Dietzen star in this psychological thriller about a widow who must break the law in order to rescue her daughter from a hacker bent on destroying her family. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

The shocking true story of serial killer William Bonin (Scott Leet), who stalked California freeways in search of victims to murder, mutilate, and rape from May of 1979 through June of 1980. A deceitful charmer with a hair-trigger temper, Bonin could go from benevolent citizen to murderous psychopath in the blink of an eye. Throughout the course of his crime spree, the killer and his small group of deeply-disturbed accomplices succeeded in claiming at least 21 lives before their reign of terror came to an end. Tipped off by a former associate who suspected Bonin may be the "Freeway Killer" authorities had been searching for, police promptly began staking Bonin out, and awaited the perfect moment to make their move. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Casper Van Dien stars in Meltdown: Days of Destruction as a Los Angeles cop who leads a team of science experts in an effort to save the Earth after an asteroid knocks the planet out of its regular orbit, causing a number of meteorological disasters. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Known as The Last Breath on cable TV and Epidemic abroad, this contemporary technothriller was filmed in 2001 under the title Contagion. When the President of the United States (Bruce Boxleitner) is struck by a poisoned dart, a shadowy terrorist claims that the Chief Executive has been infected with a lethal virus, for which the terrorist has the only antidote. As frenzied negotations proceed between the Government and the assailant, virologist Dr. Diane Landis (Megan Gallagher) races against time to save the President's life and avoid a worldwide crisis, with or without the aid of the typically uncooperative Secret Service. Even though the basic situation is fraught with thrills and terror, somehow or other the film climaxes with an out-of-left field cliffhanger involving a child in jeaopardy. Withheld from release in the wake of the Anthrax scares attending the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, Contagion was finally seen by American viewers courtesy of the Lifetime network on October 7, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this family-oriented action comedy, the klutzy demeanor of a large but unassuming toy seller (wrestler Hulk Hogan) is but a facade for a highly skilled, globe-trotting secret agent working for a super-secret peacekeeping operation. His son Jeremy knows only that he doesn't get to see his dad very often as he is often away on "business trips." As his mother died years ago, this is especially difficult for the boy. One day, his father brings home a new type of laser gun he swiped from a pretty foreign arms dealer. He tells Jeremy that it's just a new kind of toy, but his secret finally comes out when the arms dealer sends her henchmen to retrieve it. His father is captured, but Jeremy escapes with the laser gun. With practice, he learns the truth about its uses and becomes an expert shot with it. To save his dad, he enlists the aid of some good friends and together they hatch an ingenious rescue. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This tired, pointless sequel (the sixth in the creatively bankrupt series) continues the premise explored in both Amityville: The Evil Escapes and later used in Amityville 1992: It's About Time, in which the demonic forces occupying the infamous haunted Long Island spook-house reside within various household items that subsequently haunt their unsuspecting new owners. This time the curse inhabits an antique mirror from the house -- passed on to a photographer (Ross Partridge) by one of his subjects -- whose reflection presages the violent death of nearly everyone who gazes into it. Inane plot twists abound, leading Partridge to discover his own connection to Amityville's dark heritage, while his pretentious friends die in messy and uninteresting ways. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi