There is an important distinction to be made with Fuyuhiko Nishi's High Kick Girl. As a star vehicle for Rina Takeda - the titular high kicking girl - it's more than adequate. If the goal is simply to serve notice that Japan has a legitimate female martial arts star on their hands, High Kick Girl does a perfectly good job. Takeda commands the screen, she has good charisma, and - importantly - she is fearless in equal measure to her considerable martial arts skills. This film will very likely be a coming out party for Takeda and a calling card to further work on the international market, should she so desire. And - hopefully - it should do the same for Tatsuya Naka, who starred previously in Nishi's Black Belt and delivers a very strong turn here as Takeda's martial arts master. So, a better than passing grade on that front. If, however, you care to judge High Kick Girl on script or technical merits - cinematography, sound design and the like - then the marks come in considerably lower.

At a Catholic high school, the popular girl teams up with a sophomore newspaper reporter to investigate a case of stolen SAT exams. Once the duo target their suspects, a larger conspiracy is unearthed.

American High School, a romantic comedy, is centered on two people who marry young and contend with the consequences of bad actions. Moreover, it is a story about a young, frightened girl, Gwen Adams who tries to break away from her father, find peace with her husband, and find peace within. In a world that expects everything from her, being herself was the last thing on her mind. When pushed to the breaking point, she discovers her own self-worth. But is it too late?

Troy and the gang of East High School are going through their senior year, facing graduating and going their separate ways. Coming to terms with the reality of it all, Troy wants to attend the nearby University of New Mexico next year on a basketball scholarship, but Gabriella wants to attend Julliard School of Arts in New York to set her sights on becoming an artist. Meanwhile, Sharpay, the school s shallow and spoiled rich girl, plots to go all out planning the school s final musical show with the idea to add music to her hopes and fears about the future. While Sharpay takes an up-and-coming British exchange student under her wing, her flamboyant fraternal twin brother, Ryan, has his sights set on something different after school. In addition, Troy s best friend and basketball teammate Chad, and Garbiella s best friend Taylor, all have their sights set on their plans after high school and come to terms with the reality of the real world.

A series of murders and gossip about the cut-throat woman hits the streets. Although her friend has been missing, a high school girl, Misaki, does not believe in the rumours. However, things take a big turn when she receives a phone call from Yoko saying that the cut-throat woman is trying to kill her. As Misaki goes out searching for Yoko, she encounters a swarm of zombies. In a desperate struggle against the zombies, a jingle of a bell echoes through the air... The zombies are exterminated in the blink of an eye, and from the darkness appears Airin, a zombie hunter dressed in a high school girl uniform.

It’s one of the best SyFy Originals in a long time. The CGI is very good despite its budget, and the aliens came out surprisingly well here.

Granted, everyone seems to be using modern guns in this Old West movie and the writer obviously binged on a “Deadwood” marathon before writing the part of the gun-slinging female bounty hunter, but I still give “High Plains Invaders” a stamp of approval. It’s fun, Marsters is charismatic and they brought a lot of creativity to a film produced on a shoe-string budget.