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(Original Airdate - September 22nd, 2019) Equilibrium is a 2002 American  science fiction film [4]  written and directed by  Kurt Wimmer , and starring  Christian Bale ,  Emily Watson , and  Taye Diggs . The film follows John Preston (Christian Bale), an enforcement officer in a future in which feelings and artistic expression are outlawed and citizens take daily injections of powerful  psychoacti...

(Original Airdate - July 15th, 2019)  Lakeview Terrace is a 2008 American  crime   thriller film [2]  directed by  Neil LaBute , written by  David Loughery  and  Howard Korder , co-produced by  James Lassiter  and  Will Smith , and starring  Samuel L. Jackson ,  Patrick Wilson  and  Kerry Washington . Jackson plays a racist African-American  LAPD  police officer who terrorizes his new next-door ne...

(Original Airdate - July 4th, 2019) The Ice Harvest is a 2005 American  neo-noir   black comedy film  directed by  Harold Ramis , written by  Richard Russo  and  Robert Benton , based on the 2000  novel of the same name  by  Scott Phillips  and starring  John Cusack ,  Billy Bob Thornton , and  Connie Nielsen , with  Randy Quaid  and  Oliver Platt  in supporting roles. It was distributed by  Focus...

(Original Airdate - April 17th, 2019) The Faculty is a 1998 American  science fiction   horror film  directed by  Robert Rodriguez  and written by  Kevin Williamson . It stars  Jordana Brewster ,  Clea DuVall ,  Laura Harris ,  Josh Hartnett ,  Shawn Hatosy ,  Famke Janssen ,  Piper Laurie ,  Bebe Neuwirth ,  Robert Patrick ,  Usher Raymond ,  Jon Stewart , and  Elijah Wood . The film was theatric...

(Original Airdate - February 21st, 2019) The Beach is a 2000  adventure   drama film  directed by  Danny Boyle , from a screenplay by  John Hodge , based on the 1996  novel of the same name  by  Alex Garland . The film stars  Leonardo DiCaprio ,  Tilda Swinton ,  Virginie Ledoyen ,  Guillaume Canet , and  Robert Carlyle . It was filmed on the  Thai  island of  Ko Phi Phi Le . The film was a modera...

(Original Airdate - February 21st, 2019) Four Brothers is a 2005 American  action film [3]  directed by  John Singleton . The film stars  Mark Wahlberg ,  Tyrese Gibson ,  André Benjamin  and  Garrett Hedlund  as four adopted brothers who set out to avenge the murder of their adoptive mother. The film was shot in  Detroit, Michigan  and the  Greater Toronto Area . [4]  It has been described as  bl...

(Original Airdate - January 4th, 2019) Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American  vigilante   action thriller film [3] [4] [5]  directed by  F. Gary Gray , written by  Kurt Wimmer , and starring  Jamie Foxx  and  Gerard Butler  (who also co-produced). The film takes place in  Philadelphia , telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family's killer but also those w...

(Original Airdate - November 18th, 2018) The Program is a 1993 American  drama film  starring  James Caan ,  Halle Berry ,  Omar Epps ,  Craig Sheffer ,  Kristy Swanson , and  Joey Lauren Adams . The film was directed by  David S. Ward  who has directed and written other  Hollywood  films such as the  Major League  series. The film touches on the season of the fictional Division I FBS (then IA)  c...

(Original Airdate - November 4th, 2018) Virtuosity is a 1995 American  science fiction   action film  directed by  Brett Leonard  and starring  Denzel Washington  and  Russell Crowe .  Howard W. Koch Jr.  served as an executive producer for the film. The film was released in the United States on August 4, 1995. Virtuosity had an estimated budget of $30 million and grossed $37 million worldwide. [1...

(Original Airdate - November 4th, 2018) The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American  animated   musical   drama film  produced by  Walt Disney Feature Animation  and released by  Walt Disney Pictures . The 34th  Disney animated feature film  and the seventh produced during the  Disney Renaissance , it is loosely based on the 1831 novel  of the same name  by  Victor Hugo . The film was directed...

(Original Airdate - August 11th, 2018) Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American  black comedy   horror film , and the sequel to the 1984 film  Gremlins . It was directed by  Joe Dante  and written by  Charles S. Haas , with creature designs by  Rick Baker .  Zach Galligan ,  Phoebe Cates ,  Dick Miller ,  Jackie Joseph , and  Keye Luke  reprise their roles from the first film;  Belinda Balaski...

(Original Airdate: August 11th, 2018) The Big Hit is a 1998 American  action comedy film  directed by  Hong Kong  filmmaker  Che-Kirk Wong , and stars  Mark Wahlberg ,  Lou Diamond Phillips ,  Christina Applegate ,  Bokeem Woodbine ,  Antonio Sabàto Jr. ,  China Chow ,  Avery Brooks ,  Lainie Kazan ,  Elliott Gould ,  Sab Shimono  and  Lela Rochon . The film was shot in  Hamilton  and  Pickering ,...

(Original Airdate - July 21st, 2018) Small Soldiers is a 1998 American  action comedy film  directed by  Joe Dante . It stars  Kirsten Dunst  and  Gregory Smith , along with the voices of  Frank Langella  and  Tommy Lee Jones . It depicts two factions of toys which turn sentient after being programmed with a military microprocessor, putting two families in danger when one faction ultimately turns...

(Original Airdate: July 21st, 2018) The Chase is a 1994 American  action comedy film  directed by  Adam Rifkin  and starring  Charlie Sheen  and  Kristy Swanson . Set in  California , the film follows a wrongfully convicted man who kidnaps a wealthy heiress and leads police on a lengthy  car chase  in an attempt to escape prison, while the news media dramatize the chase to absurd extents. It featu...

(Original Airdate: February 19th, 2018) The Village (marketed as M. Night Shyamalan's The Village) is a 2004 American  period thriller film [4]  written, produced, and directed by  M. Night Shyamalan . It stars  Bryce Dallas Howard ,  Joaquin Phoenix ,  Adrien Brody ,  William Hurt ,  Sigourney Weaver , and  Brendan Gleeson . The film is about a village whose population lives in fear of creatures...

(Original Air Date: February 19th, 2018) Street Fighter [a]  is a 1994  action film  written and directed by  Steven E. de Souza , based on the  video game series of the same name  produced by  Capcom . Distributed by  Universal Pictures  in the United States and  Columbia Pictures  internationally, the film stars  Jean-Claude Van Damme  and  Raul Julia  (in his final theatrical film role) along w...

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018) Saving Silverman (internationally titled Evil Woman) is a 2001 American  comedy film  directed by  Dennis Dugan  and starring  Jason Biggs ,  Steve Zahn ,  Jack Black  and  Amanda Peet .  Neil Diamond  has a  cameo role  playing himself. In the film, Darren Silverman's longtime friends try to save him from marrying his controlling new girlfriend, whose behavi...

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018) Congo is a 1995 American  science fiction   action - adventure film  based on the  1980 novel  by  Michael Crichton . It was directed by  Frank Marshall  and stars  Laura Linney ,  Dylan Walsh ,  Ernie Hudson ,  Grant Heslov ,  Joe Don Baker  and  Tim Curry . The film was released on June 9, 1995, by  Paramount Pictures . [1] [2]  It received negative reviews...

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018) Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American  science fiction   action film [3]  directed by  Joe Johnston  and written by  Peter Buchman ,  Alexander Payne  and  Jim Taylor . It is the third installment in the  Jurassic Park  franchise and the final film in the original Jurassic Park trilogy, following  The Lost World: Jurassic Park  (1997). It is also the first fil...

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018) Boiler Room is a 2000 American  crime   drama film  written and directed by  Ben Younger  and starring  Giovanni Ribisi ,  Vin Diesel ,  Nia Long ,  Ben Affleck ,  Nicky Katt ,  Scott Caan ,  Tom Everett Scott ,  Ron Rifkin , and  Jamie Kennedy . The film was conceived when screenwriter  Ben Younger  interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster. Yo...

MC and Spro are back! And they are bringing all their friends! Join the hosts of Second Chance Cinema along with Rudy, Lee Charles, and Jeremy as they explore the caverns of cinema to find the hidden gems. 

Today was supposed to be our Be Kind, Rewind Episode for a movie that had a lot of action in it. Because of the current political climate, and recent tragedies of gun violence, we didn't want anything said in the episode back in the Fall of 2018 to be misconstrued as if said today.  The episode will be aired, but Spro needs an extra week to edit the fantastic GREMLIN'S 2 to be aired April 9th, 202...

Just a quick announcement letting you know our new episode, LITTLE GIANTS, with Special Guest Rudy, will be released next week, December 4th.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Tonight, on a very special Second Chance Cinema, MC and Spro deal with peer pressure, underage drinking, and MC's addiction to caffeine pills so he can study for fina...JK!  Welcome to Season 2!