Have you ever seen a movie, like “Prometheus,” for instance, in which you were blown away when you first saw it in the theaters, only to see it again and wonder what the whole point was? In this edition of ‘Postmortem’ I take another look at “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” a movie that I […]
I saw the trailer for “Let’s Be Cops” when I went to see “Oculus” last week and I really enjoyed it. It stars Jake Johnson, from “The New Girl,” a television show that I happen to like (Yeah, I was surprised too) and Damon Wayans Jr. Johnson has this vaguely Jack Klugmanesque (in the role of […]
The first I heard of Ruairi Johnson was from the the short movie “The Silent City,” which was awhile ago. At the time I though that he had a very interesting vision, kind of dark (I don’t mind nihilism, though a little goes a long way) and atmospheric. I didn’t hear of any projects from his since, so I […]
Let me begin by saying that I didn’t start out hating “Lost” when it originally aired back in 2004. In fact, I honestly didn’t watch enough episodes to form any sort of opinion (of the informed variety, at any rate). The thing is, I am a huge fan of horror and science fiction movies and […]
Guillermo Del Toro is, it goes without saying, one of my favorite directors working today. His work is always interesting, even if doesn’t make billions of dollars. He’s been working with Legendary Pictures since “Pacific Rim,” which did OK at the boxoffice. I haven’t heard anything about a sequel, though he’s currently working on “Crimson […]
“Oculus” Is A Decent Thriller, But Seemingly Fails The Logic Test I enjoyed Mike Flanagan‘s “Oculus,” a slow-burn thriller about a haunted mirror, and the lives it has destroyed because I sometimes like a movie in which stakes are a little more personal, as opposed with threatening the world with annihilation, or anything along those lines. […]
“Stephen Sommers’ “Odd Thomas” Is An Interesting Diversion And Unfortunately Little Else.” I haven’t read any of ‘Odd Thomas’ books by Stephen Koontz, but I did enjoy that last movie based on one of his novels, Joe Chappelle’s 1998 movie, “Phantoms.” The director handling Koontz’s work this time around is Stephen Sommers, and that may be what makes […]
Paul Kersey, as played by the late Charles Bronson, has to be the most cursed person on the planet. The Deathwish films aren’t supernatural, but the way violence seems drawn to Kersey makes it as logical an explanation as any (other than it being a movie, that is). If you had to deal with Samara from “The Ring” you […]
“”Devil’s Due” is slightly more ambitious that most found-footage movies, though suffers from problems built into the format.” Having seen Matt Bettinelli-Olpin‘s and Tyler Gillett‘s “Devil’s Due,” about a newly married couple destined to give birth to the Antichrist, it’s obvious that the found-footage trend, ushered in by the 1999 film “The Blair Witch Project” and made mainstream with the […]
Here’s a picture from “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” of Captain America (Chris Evans) in his new costume. It looks like a combination of the suit he wore in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” combined with the one he wore in his most recent adventure, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” I think it looks great, […]
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