I was walking home yesterday via my typical route. Passing under an overpass my building is to the left, behind a chain-link fence. To the right is a sparsely wooded median, and a few feet from that, elevated on giant concrete stilts, is the highway that I just passed under. Interstate 95, I think. As […]
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 […]
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 […]
“The Collection” isn’t the worse film that you’ll ever see, though it’s probably one of the most pointless.” (I was made aware that my original review contained some inaccuracies – like the title of the film, for instance – so I have made corrections. Thanks, Jamie. The film is called “The Collection,” not “The Collector,” which is its […]
Violence doesn’t necessarily solve problems in movies, but it can make things awfully interesting. Despite this, “Come Out And Play” is a bit of a bore. “Come Out and Play,” currently streaming on Netflix, is a Spanish horror film directed by Makinov, about children doing what children do, which is to slaughter any adult that […]
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. […]
Why? Why? Why? Is there some vocal majority out there clamoring for a remake of “Jacob’s Ladder” that I am unaware of? It’s not like Adrian’s Lyne’s film is the best psychological drama/horror film ever made (though admittedly it not the hugest sub-genre out there) though it is competent and atmospheric (and strangely downbeat, which fit […]
“Despite my initial reticence, when you take “World War Z” on its own terms, and accept that its not going to follow the novel, you’ll have a good time.” I must admit that going into Marc Forster’s “World War Z,” my expectations were somewhat low. I mean, how can you have a half-decent zombie film when virtually all your […]
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