Alien: Isolation, if the trailer does the game any justice, is gorgeous. The original Alien, the movie that came out in 1979, directly inspired the videogame and was (and still is to many) considered to be one of the scariest movies ever made. The game play (as far as I can tell) as well as cinematics are directly […]
When I see that a movie is from IFC Midnight I take it as a given that it’s going to be well done. As far as I know, they don’t actually make any of the movies that bear their name, though what they do do is almost as important, which is to purchase quality horror […]
The trailer for Dark Space actually looks pretty good, especially for an independent film (made without the backing of a major studio). There’s a dash of Predator here, a hint of Outland there, and a whole lot of Pitch Black, that really works. That being said, if I could mention one thing to the producers: If you’re looking to […]
Did you see 2002’s Kurt Wimmer movie, Equilibrium? In adverts it looked like it a copy of the The Matrix (and in some reviews as well, which never quite made sense to me), which I though was a bit unfair. It wasn’t as innovative–from a special effects standpoint at least–but was pretty engaging in its own right. Looking at […]
Have you ever seen a movie that should be funny, one that seemingly has all the elements, like good comedic actors, an engaging premise and plenty of awkward situations, yet for some reason just isn’t? That’s the way I felt about the first Horrible Bosses (and The Heat, but that’s another matter) It wasn’t a terrible movie, but […]
I have to admit that when I heard of the central idea behind Gary Shore‘s Dracula Untold–essentially the story of Vlad Tepes before he became Dracula–the first thing that crossed my mind was: “Who cares? People don’t watch Dracula movies for what he was before he became a vampire!” Then again, Vlad Tepes isn’t just anyone. What we know […]
“Part 1?” I think that that refers to the fact that the movie is being broken into a ‘Part 1’ and ‘Part 2.’ What I like about is that there’s an undeniable fascist (a word used way too often, mostly by people with either no idea what it means, or with the intent do bring about […]
This latest trailer for Guardians Of The Galaxy has a lot of stuff from prior trailers, as well as a few new scenes too.
What is it that calls actors to war (in movies that is, because I am reasonably sure few in the cast of David Ayer‘s Fury served in any conflict)? John Wayne, who’s name was actually Marion, starred in quite a few war films, during World War II no less. He didn’t serve in the military, though […]
While watching the International Trailer for Michaël R. Roskam‘s The Drop, starring Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini and Noomi Rapace, I noticed three things: The first was that it looks appropriately gritty, but a bit formulaic. The second was that, while you hear Hardy in a short voiceover at the beginning of the trailer, you don’t for the rest. I […]
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