Interesting. I wasn’t even aware that there was a sequel planned for 2011’s “Frightnight” – itself a remake of Todd Holland’s 1985 far superior film – mainly because it met with a lukewarm box office response (Which was deserved. It wasn’t terrible, and there were some talented people involved. It’s greatest problem was simply that […]
“Antiviral” is worth seeing, though it’s too cold, distant and clinical to be called enjoyable.” I really want to believe that that “Antiviral” had something to say about the nature of fame, and its costs. But, as the saying goes, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. The film, the first by Brandon Cronenberg (the […]
Neil Blomkamp’s “Elysium” is somewhat of a novelty these days: A science fiction film that has something not only to say about where we are as a species, but where we are going. Though, before I begin, I need to get something off my chest. Some critics, who actually get paid for their work, have […]
What is it about identical twins – as opposed to fraternal – that makes them so creepy (I mean the type that doesn’t seem to understand that, despite looking alike, that they are two separate individuals)? These twins – that seem to exist only exist only in movies, like David Cronenberg’s excellent “Dead Ringers,” – […]
This looks awesome, though I am waiting for Season 3 to appear on Netflix. I don’t have cable, and I purchased the first two seasons via iTunes, before AMC discovered that they had a monster hit on its hands. Despite all the showrunner changes (the third in four seasons, which has to be some sort […]
“Conduit” is the fourth episode of the First season, and where we learn more about why Mulder believes so strongly that “The Truth Is Out There.” It revolves around a woman, Darlene Morris (Carrie Snodgrass) who is camping with her daughter, Ruby (Taunya Dee) and son Kevin (Joel Palmer), when they are visited by a […]
Despite some initial unevenness, “The Conjuring” manages to be an effective ghost story. “The Conjuring” is a film based supposedly based upon a true haunting (for that matter, so was “The Amityville Horror”) that happened in Rhode Island in the 1970’s. No matter what one thinks about such things Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and […]
This trailer was shown at the most recent Comic-con and it’s really irritating. That being said, I don’t feel that way because it’s bad – it’s awesome and pretty violent – but I am bothered because it gives away all sorts of things that I would have like to have seen first in the theater. […]
It should come to no surprise that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse (the production single of Jason Blum, who produced the ‘Paranormal Activity’ films as well) are preparing a sequel to “The Purge,” which has gone on scare up over $34 million at the North American box office. Foreign returns are significantly weaker, though coming in […]
For awhile I was thinking that Elijah Wood being cast as the lead in “Maniac” was a mistake. Before I saw the trailer, I couldn’t get Frodo Baggins out of my head. After having seen it, focusing particularly on his creeped out eyes – they seem a bit too widely spaced, with that creepy Innsmouth […]
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