Some of the best horror/comedy I have seen in a very long time. At times I didn't want to laugh out loud because its just not right to do so, but I couldn't help myself. There are three movies in this write up. All three combined make a great set of movies to watch and believe me its best when watched back, to back, ... to ...
College student Samantha finds a posting for a Baby $itter needed. When she calls the number for the job from a pay phone, she gets a machine, so she leaves a message. As she walks away, the pay phone rings. She turns back and answers, to find it's the man about the baby sitting job. Very bizarre. This begins Samantha’s creepy journey to the House ...
I’ve never actually been a fan of Sherlock Holmes, his stuffy domineer, condescending attitude towards his faithful sidekick Watson, and the fact that he lived in England around the turn of the 20th century never really appealed to me. So to say that I wasn’t expecting much when I went to see the new Guy Ritchie adaptation would be a vast understatement.
One day your a reporter going after the next big story, the next you find yourself waking up inside a morgue, alive but not the same. Your undead, and your pissed. That's the premise of this movie. I tell you what if it wasn't for Lucy Liu being cast as the lead I may not have even pressed play. But lucky for you I did, ...
Here we are on my second post about David Lynch's Lime Green Set, this time about the film The Elephant Man. This was Lynch's second feature, and while this film doesn't offer up the 'weird factor' that Eraserhead had in his debut feature, there is still some Lynch imagery integrated into the film. The film offers up a very interesting, albeit partly fictional in some ...
Jim Jarmusch films are unlike other films. For the most part, they are a very different viewing experience. His films are filled with long shots, usually of some beautiful scenery, and often light on dialog. They are definitely more character driven, usually interspersed with slices of Americana. I've had friends tell me how 'trying' it is for them to sit ...
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters 2 held the test of time for me, finished watching it for the second time this weekend. Now I will agree with most of you out there that the second one is not as good as the first but still very enjoyable even after 21 years. Continue Reading… →
Yes, they're huge...quit looking down at them.
A while back I posted about a sexploitation flick that looked promising, Bitch Slap. Well, it made its way to DVD and onto my screen, and I have to tell you…I really wish it hadn’t.
My oh my…. I have to file this one next to some of my all time favorite comedies. It was a blast!
Couples Retreat is about 4 couples who go to Eden while one is trying to work on their marriage the rest were just hoping to enjoy the time away. Written by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Dana Fox, and directed by… oh heck who cares who directed it, we know why we watched it, Because Jon and Vince wrote it. (P.S. Peter Billingsley directed it )
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Four Boxes looks like an interesting indie film. It brings comparisons to Blair Witch, which is a comparison I don’t think we’ll see ending anytime soon. Whenever a new indie film within the horror/thriller genre is trying to get bigger exposure, it seems that the Blair Witch comparison is always brought up, (i.e. Paranormal Activity). However, they’ve gone a few steps further still…
I don’t think this film took the box office by storm and I think I know why. Bruce Willis as a cop? Not exactly a new idea, right? Well, as one dimensional as Bruce can be sometimes, when he’s pushed, or given the right role, he really is an exceptional actor. Especially when he’s given a meaty role like the one in 16 Blocks.
One of my favorite film genres from the 1960’s is the surf genre. You know, those old Frankie and Annette movies, or even Gidget. There was such an air of innocence and naivete in those films. They were just fun movies that never took themselves too seriously.
Enter Psycho Beach Party, which turns the genre on its innocent ear. What we have here is a mash up of both the Frankie/Annette and Gidget movies, but mixed in with biting satire, a bit of horror, and loads of camp value. In a word: GENIUS.
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Continuing on the groundwork I’ve laid for the Lime Green Set by David Lynch, we now make our way to a film of his that is, according to me, one of the greatest films of ours or any generation past: Blue Velvet. The dark humor, the characters, the intrigue, the mystery…it’s all here and Lynch uses them all, and more, perfectly. Not only are his script and direction spot on, but the actors are also deeply invested in their characters, which just gives that much more to the film.
I am pretty sure that this movie plays on every guy’s fantasy of someday just happening upon a perfect 10 that wants nothing more than a nice simple guy like him to want her. If only this could happen to me… I will definitely be seeing this movie when it comes out.
The latest Jim Jarmusch film, ‘The Limits of Control’, is another astounding slice of American cinema, (even though it was filmed out of the country), by the master of subtle cinema himself. This film is, as Jim Jarmsch put it himself in an interview, ‘an action movie with no action…whatever the hell that means‘. Starring Isaach De Bankolé, who I mentioned a couple posts ago in my Ghost Dog write up, is the star of this film,and he puts in a wonderful performance, as do the rest of the cast in this film about a hit man on a job.
