First, Sam Raimi is forced to cram too many villains (by which I mean Venom, who he didn’t want to use) into Spider-Man 3; then Sony (essentially) cans him, as well as his cast and crew, rebooting the franchise and handing the directoral reins to Marc Webb, who’s prior film was “500 Days Of Summer,” which […]
Let me start by saying that Ryan Reynolds seems to be an affable, charismatic actor, whom I enjoyed watching in films like 2005’s “Just Friends” or the more recent “Safe House.” Heck, he even was interesting in last year’s “Green Lantern.” The problem is that I am not entirely sure that Reynolds can headline a […]
The image to the right is the one of the last from the trailer for Pete Travis‘ “Dredd,” and it looks like Karl Urban has nailed the look, though in the comics he generally appears thinner, almost gaunt, though other than that, he looks good. What Danny Cannon’s 1995 version did right–for the most part–was […]
For me, not quite the event that was “The Avengers,” but a must-see nonetheless (plus, I always go to these things with the hope that I appear for a second on screen–I was an extra on this film–as unlikely as that is in this particular case).
It’s a relatively slow news day. On the homefront (does anyone else, when you put the word ‘home’ in front of another, get vaguely Nazi-ish associations? Homeland Security? The phrase ‘homeland’ itself? Doesn’t work with ‘home fries,’ though). Cthulhu summoning still not going too well. Perhaps I am concentrating on the wrong Great Old One. […]
Today has been a rough day. First, the only new horror film on Netflix is “Alligator X”–which sucks even more since I saw the very entertaining “Occupant” yesterday and my standards and expectations are a bit higher than usual. Prior to that I had an argument with a colleague at work over their problem with […]
Damn it! I thought as I threw the Necronomicon down in irritation. Why is summoning Satan so (relatively) easy, yet the Ancient Ones are such a pain in the arse? The book hit the floor with a odd-sounding thud, which was strange–in hindsight–because it wasn’t that heavy, being a paperback. “I just don’t get it,” […]
There’s something about how Denzel Washington plies his craft. He’s been at it awhile, and appears to have arrived at the point where he doesn’t have anything to prove. His roles he takes tend to be varied; he may be a villain here, or a hero there, but the majority of his films seem to […]
Is “Shark Night 3D” better than the Steven Spielberg classic, “Jaws,” the film that single-handedly make millions afraid to go into the water? No. In fact, it’s not even close. “Jaws” is a better film by just about any metric you could use to measure such things. For those that haven’t seen David Ellis’ “Shark […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to be a horror fan because, to paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield: “We don’t get no respect.” I don’t know what what other conclusion to reach when studios are turning out drivel like “Hellraiser: Revelations.” We want nuance. We want character development. We want pathos. And sure, we want some gore and violence accompanying […]
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