They don’t even try anymore, do they? By which I mean to make a special effect the least bit practically (though as sharp as Angelina Jolie‘s cheekbones appear to be, they’re almost a special effect all their own) because I have rarely seen CGI that convinces as much as a real object. I know I […]
The “Robocop” reboot trailers are getting better. This latest one feels more focused than the last, and while it still doesn’t appear as insane as Paul Verhoeven‘s original, it now at least looks like it might be worth a ticket. I just realized that Joel Kinnaman is playing Murphy/Robocop, I recall him from “The Killing,” […]
While I am not sure that I agree with the sentiment (despite finding male cheerleaders particularly irritating. I should also mention that cheerleading isn’t a sport, in and of itself, though it does employ certain aspects of sports, such as gymnastics) of Lucky McKee‘s latest movie, which he directs with Chris Sivertson. I do think […]
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 […]
I hate to admit it, but I don’t like this trailer. The storyline from the X-Men comics was grand in scope, and so epic that it literally reverberated through time. This trailer shows very little of that. That being said, Bryan Singer could be holding his cards close to the vest, but when the trailer […]
When I saw the standee for “Last Vegas” in the theater, I assumed that it was some sort of gangster film. Having seen the commercial, it’s actually a bucket list sort of movie. Which is OK for me, but what’s most interesting is that the trailer really seems to feature Morgan Freeman as a doddering […]
I know, trailers always look good, after all, they’re showing the best of the movie. That being said, the new trailer for “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” sets all sort of standards for awesomeness. From what I can see there appears to be a traitor (or perhaps signs of a power struggle) within S.H.I.E.L.D. I […]
It looks like another movie is looking to capitalize on the formula made popular – and profitable – by “The Blair Witch Project” and the ‘Paranormal Activity’ films. This time a woman has somehow been impregnated by Satan (I know how babies are traditionally made, though when you’re talking about the Prince of Darkness you […]
The ‘Paranormal Activity’ films – so far four and counting – took what is normally a pretty creepy idea (basically people forced into having to deal with malign, invisible entities) and ran the entire premise into the ground. The films are in ‘found-footage’ style, which means people run about with cameras in situations where doing […]
I don’t see how I missed this one. The last film Vincenzo Natali released was “Splice,” which was executive produced by Guillermo Del Toro. It’s a fascinating film, even though you could see that the director didn’t quite make the point that he was working at. His film before Splice was “Cypher,” and while it’s […]
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