“”The Apparition” Is Too Good To Have Been Treated So Shabbily By Its Producers” First off, ignore the trailer posted below. It’s seemingly for Todd Lincoln‘s “The Apparition,” currently spooling on iTunes. The footage is accurate, though the voiceovers misrepresent the movie (most of which aren’t actually in the film), as does the tagline for […]
“The most recent version of “The Omen” (2006) isn’t terrible, but by being so faithful to the original makes one wonder why you wouldn’t go to the source. “ I recently visited my local Giant, looking for something work-related, when I stumbled upon a bin filled with previously-viewed movies, virtually all of them costing $3.99. […]
“Prey For Help…Because Boredom Kills.” That’s not quite the tagline for this film, but it’s fitting. I don’t make movies, which I mention because anyone that does knows that it’s not particularly easy to do, and people oftentimes deserve credit just for the attempt. I write as often as I can, and while that’s also […]
Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 cautionary monster tale, “The Host” is one of the best giant monster films to unspool in years. It’s similar thematically to the original “Godzilla,” with a major difference: the monster isn’t a lizard, doesn’t breathe fire, and looks like a huge tadpole with legs. And teeth. Huge teeth. It would be worth […]
“Here’s to all the kisses I snatched, and vice versa.” —Fred Chu Think about it for a moment, you’ll get it. One of Marvel Studios’ Phase Two projects is a feature film version of Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. I still think that Ioan Gruffudd should play Strange, though who should direct? On […]
I have noticed, more often that I like to admit, that I form opinions of people I have never met and experiences I have never had based upon what I have seen in movies, on television and in the news. And even worse, I tend to do so unconsciously, despite being aware–sometimes even hyper-aware–of the […]
Mild spoilers below. If you haven’t seen “Mama,” you might want to move on. It’s early going yet, but Universal is planning on sequel to Andy Muschietti’s “Mama.” The horror film, made at a cost of $15 million, has earned over $89 million worldwide, and while that’s a great return on investment, the movie itself […]
Let’s be clear: I don’t think Rob Zombie is a very good director. In fact, his movies on one level can be seem to be primarily vehicles for employing his wife, Sherri Moon Zombie; which I have nothing against because such nepotism in Hollywood–or anywhere else for that matter–isn’t exactly unusual. Judd Apatow gives his […]
Deadline has an interview with Gale Anne Hurd, who is an executive producers of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” She speaks about the controversy over Glen Mazzara leaving the show, though (not surprisingly), says little that we don’t know already. I get the feeling that we haven’t heard the last about this matter.
““Mama” is an auspicious debut from Andrés (Andy) Muschietti that gets much more right than wrong.” Andy Muschietti’s “Mama” is a bit of a throwback to an era when horror films aimed not to disgust, but to scare and frighten. It was a time when most of the violence was implied, yet somehow was more effective than […]
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