Red Dawn (2012) Movie Review
In the spirit of honesty, I’m a little bit ashamed about what I’m about to write, but here it goes. I like “Red Dawn”. And just to be clear, we’re talking about the unnecessary remake, not the 1984...
View ArticleTV Review: The Walking Dead – 3.07 – When The Dead Come Knocking (SPOILERS)
Well Glenn (Steven Yeun) certainly showed that he really is one tough son of a bitch in “When the Dead Come Knocking,” the latest episode of AMC’s “The Walking Dead”. There’s no doubt why he’s survived...
View ArticleThe Collection (2012) Movie Review
So, do all serial killers these days need tools and snares and an intricate system of booby traps in order to ply their trade? If the current trend in horror is to be believed, then yes, yes they do. I...
View ArticleKilling Them Softly (2012) Movie Review
The last time star Brad Pitt and writer/director Andrew Dominik teamed up was for “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”. That film is a long, slow burn; drifting in and out of...
View ArticleTV Review: The Walking Dead – 3.08 – Made To Suffer (SPOILERS)
Many of us spent last season desperately waiting for something, anything to happen on AMC’s “The Walking Dead”. With the exception of last week’s episode, season three has done a fine job rectifying...
View ArticleDeadfall (2012) Movie Review
On the surface, Stefan Ruzowitzky’s crime-thriller “Deadfall” has a huge upside. When brother-sister robbers Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) knock over a casino—Liza’s first big score—and...
View ArticleTom Cruise Talks Football In The First Oblivion Trailer
Even after the apocalypse people still like football. At least that’s the impression that you get from the first trailer for Joseph Kosinski’s (“Tron: Legacy”) new sci-fi jaunt, “Oblivion”. And star...
View ArticleThis American Mary Trailer May Change The Way You Look At Your Doctor
The Soska Sisters’ body modification horror film, “American Mary”, made a sizeable ruckus at film festivals this fall. Capitalizing on that buzz, we now have a bloody new trailer to tease you and lure...
View ArticleCheck Out The Official Trailer For Indie Comedy Junk
Those wacky bastards behind “ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction” are at it again. Moving away from the undead comedy ranks, the team of Kevin Hamedani and Ramon Isao has taken aim at the film industry,...
View ArticleRobots And Monsters Duke It Out In The First Pacific Rim Trailer
You had me at giant monsters fighting giant robots. Anything beyond that is just frosting on the badass sci-fi cake that is Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim”. And if this first trailer for the film is...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Movie Review
It’s impossible for me to talk about “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” without first discussing the delivery mechanism. Over the past few months there has been much back and forth over the fact that...
View ArticleCrazy New Red Band Trailer For John Dies At The End
The more that comes out about Don Coscarelli’s “John Dies at the End”, the more awesome it seems, and this includes the new red band trailer. This manic video makes the movie look as freaky and batshit...
View ArticleThis Is 40 (2012) Movie Review
At this point you know exactly what you’re getting into when you sit down to watch a Judd Apatow movie. You’ll start out with some raucous, improvised humor—think frequent use of the word vagina and...
View ArticleLes Misérables (2012) Movie Review
Having never read Victor Hugo’s novel, nor seen the legendary stage production, the vast majority of what I know about “Les Misérables” comes from an episode of “Animaniacs”. That said, I do love a...
View ArticleDjango Unchained (2012) Movie Review
Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 spaghetti western, “Django”, is legendary as the film that launched 100 unofficial sequels. This is obvious hyperbole and urban legend—to date only 30-something are accounted...
View ArticleBrent’s Top Ten Movies Of 2012
I couldn’t think of any clever or interesting takes on the end of the year list, so I’m going to stick with the old standby: the top ten (or so). These aren’t necessarily intended to be the best movies...
View ArticleEerie New Clip From Body Mod Horror American Mary
Jenn and Sylvia Soska (AKA the Twisted Twins) made quite a splash this past year with their body modification horror film, “American Mary”. The story dives into a shadowy world where people go to...
View ArticleGet Creeped Out By The First Six Minutes Of Maniac
“Maniac”, the remake of William Lustig’s 1980 slasher of the same name, hacks its way into theaters sometime in the spring of 2013, courtesy of IFC. Our very own James Mudge named it as one of his best...
View ArticleNew On Blu-Ray: The Wild Geese (1978)/Ashanti (1979)
Since its inception a few years back, Severin Films has been on point, tracking down and unleashing cool and obscure genre fare that you won’t find anywhere else on DVD. And they’re back at it again...
View ArticleColin Farrell And Noomi Rapace Contemplate Revenge In The First Dead Man Down...
The last time Noomi Rapace and director Niels Arden Oplev teamed up was for the original adaptation of Steig Larson’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”. That story has some grim moments, the kind of...
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