Guillermo del Toro Can’t Catch A Break
Del Toro seems to struggle, while–how do I put this delicately–less-talented directors seem to rake in the money
Category: directors
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Trailer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Teaser Trailer 3 I’ve included the teaser trailer for the upcoming third trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens partally because I still think it’s particularly douchy to make the trailer the event, as opposed to the movie. After all, we’re talking about Star Wars here. The hype for […]
Crimson Peak – Review
When Guillermo del Toro says that his latest movie, Crimson Peak, isn’t a horror movie, but a gothic romance, he means it. A gothic romance is a type of movie that, while horror-adjacent, visually, beckons back to movies like The Innocents, where elaborate costumes and sets help to set the mood and atmosphere. And like Jack Clayton’s 1961 movie, […]
The Stranger – Review
The Stranger reminds me of Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, except not nearly as gripping.
The Beast Of XMoor – Review
Luke Hyams’ (no relation to Peter Hyams) The Beast of Xmoor (X Moor) at first glance reminded me of Daniel Nettheim’s far superior The Hunter
The Forest – Trailer
How is it that filmmakers can take things that are genuinely scary, and muck them up?
Is Marvel On The Verge Of Regaining The Fantastic Four?
This post is based on (admittedly) thin evidence, though there is a logic.
What Is Going On With Ridley Scott And Prometheus?
Color me confused, but what’s going on with Ridley Scott and Prometheus?
Weaveworld Is Coming, So Why Am I Worried?
If you separate the oftentimes blatant sexuality from Clive Barker’s work, what’s left?
Harbinger Down – Review
“Harbinger Down isn’t a bad movie, though it mimics a much better one.”
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