As far as I was aware, the only footage of Edgar Wright’s “Ant-Man” were either storyboards, one of which I have included below, crude FX tests (which I have not) or pirated footage that also looked pretty bad. Imagine my surprise to learn that Machinima posted a really comprehensive view of the trailer already (perhaps […]
“If There’s Any Justice,”The Loved Ones” Will Rank Among The Better Horror Films Ever Made” When someone lists the best horror films of 2012, if Sean Byrne‘s “The Loved Ones” isn’t somewhere on it, then you’ll know that the list isn’t worth the time spent compiling it. It’s well-acted, Xavier Samuel, Robin Leavy and John […]
“Luca Boni and Marco Ristori’s “Zombie Massacre” isn’t a very good movie, though it’s not as terrible as it could be.” The filmmakers were originally going to call this “Apocalypse Z.” I suspect that they didn’t because Warner Bros., the company that released “World War Z,” probably wouldn’t be too happy about that. It goes […]
Either way, I lose (probably). I just noticed that there’s a new horror movie, “Zombie Massacre,” on Netflix. It’s directed by Uwe Boll – no matter what you think about his films, you have to admit that he’s makes a lot of ’em. You’d think just by the sheer number, he’s directed 30 and produced […]
Before seeing Alan Taylor’s follow-up to “Thor,” “Thor: The Dark World,” I happened to read a few reviews. Some were particularly insulting and mean-spirited, while others seemed not to have seen the first film, which is OK; but don’t complain about understanding the origin of Thor and the rest of the Asgardians when you can’t motivate […]
While researching an article for WhatCulture, I noticed that the 2008 Vin Diesel vehicle, “Babylon A.D. was ranked at No. 92 on ‘The Worse Of The Worse,’ Rottentomatoes’ countdown of the worse movies from 2000-2009. I haven’t seen it in quite awhile, but I remember liking it a lot more than most of the critics that […]
“Not the best of the genre, but it has its charms.” Baltasar Kormákur‘s “2 Guns,” in terms of buddy-cop movies, pales before some of the better examples of the genre, like “48 Hrs,” or “Lethal Weapon,’ though that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have anything going for it. It’s greatest strength are the ‘two guns,’ […]
“Like “Lord Of The Flies,” except more rapey.” Xavier Gens‘ “The Divide” begins with a mysterious attack on an American city. I think it was New York, but it’s actually not that relevant in that Gens is less interested in making any sort of political statement than he is with putting together eight people from […]
Most of the films that are being remade these days don’t need to be, while those that could really use it, generally aren’t. For instance, Douglass Trumbull’s “Silent Running,” a film about a future Earth that exhausted its resources, is a prime candidate for rebooting because its ‘dying earth’ theme is even more relevant in […]
Martin Scorsese is pretty much a legend at this point, after having directed films like “Mean Streets,” “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” and “Shutter Island” among many, many others. His latest is “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. I would offer some commentary on the trailer if it weren’t for Youtube loading remarkably slow […]
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