“Spiderhead” (REVIEW) Interesting Concepts Get Lost in the Gloss!

Two inmates form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. Based on The New Yorker short story, “Escape From Spiderhead,” by George Saunders.

“Project Power” (REVIEW) A Serviceable Blend of Action, Humor & Visual Flair!

On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. When the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop teams with a teenage dealer and a former soldier to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group who created it.