I have never been too fond of boxing films. Their goal is generally an inspirational one, but truth be told I don’t tend to find two guy pounding each other into incoherence all that inspiring. Peter Segal’s “Grudge Match” looks to be more geared toward the the comedic than the inspirational, which is good. Plus, […]
“Darkness Falls” is the twentieth episode of the first season of The X-Flies, and despite its ‘monster of the week’ nature, is a favorite of mine. The story takes place in Olympic National Forest, in Northwest Washington State (though I am reasonably sure that it really doesn’t). A logging crew vanishes without a trace, though […]
Hmm…I had no idea that Jonathan Glazer’s “Under The Skin” was a sci-fi film. I’ve heard of it, but for some reason I thought that it was in the same ballpark as the Meg Ryan film “In The Cut” – which, despite never having seen it – isn’t. Watching the trailer – and Scarlett Johansson’s […]
If there’s one thing I cannot stand, it’s learned helplessness. Some movies run on the stuff, and it’s frustrating to watch. Unfortunately, it also reminds me of Richard Brandes’ 2006 film, “Penny Dreadful,” part of After Dark’s Horrorfest. Penny Deerborn’s (Rachel Miner) parents died in a car crash, which she witnessed. This caused her to […]
That was quick. Thanks to Rafael Dominguez Estrada, who found this on Youtube, despite me having looked for it earlier. The trailer in and of itself looks OK, but the major league actors (Samuel Jackson and Gary Oldman) that look to be playing somewhat “minor” roles reminds me of Christopher Nolan’s casting of Michael Caine […]
There are some good moments in the trailer for Nicholas Stoller’s “Neighbors,” (particularly the airbag incident) but I don’t know…it somehow feels so calculated, as if some studio executive put what they think today’s young people like into a computer, and among various other things out came the names: Seth Rogen, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Zac […]
As far as I am aware, it was Lord Dark Helmet who said: “…now you see why evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.” That’s oddly the sentiment that most accurately encompasses my feelings about Michael J. Bassett’s “Solomon Kane.” The movie begins with Kane and his men invading a fortress – who’s defenders look vaguely […]
“Shapes” is the 19th episode of the first season, and one of my favorites because it accepts the legends that undergird it at face value, as opposed to finding another (generally lesser) reason for whatever weirdness Mulder and Scully happened to be investigating. Of the top of my head, I recall this happening with with […]
Pete Travis’ Dredd is currently on Netflix, and after watching it again – I originally saw it in the theater – I can see why it did significantly better via rentals, DVD and Blue ray. It did so much better that it has resulted in a petition for a sequel, which is pretty impressive considering […]
If you like your thrills laced with a little bit of the red stuff, or just like a movie that goes in directions that you might not expect, see “You’re Next” I went into Adam Wingard’s “You’re Next” expecting little more than some gore and cheap thrills. Imagine my surprise to learn that this film was […]
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