‘The Dark Tapes’ Is Everything That’s Wrong With Found Footage Movies

Synopsis: A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity. Release Date: April 14, 2017     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Sci-Fi Film Review Production The found footage trend has been both […]

RT Interview: Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij for Sound Of My Voice

Fox Searchlight Pictures is releasing Sound Of My Voice in select cities beginning April 27, 2012.  Co-writers, plus star and director, respectively, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij sat down to answer questions about the film in a roundtable interview setting.  For a film such as Sound Of My Voice it was a welcome opportunity as […]

AFI FEST 2013 Movie Review: The Frigid And Soulless ‘Exhibition’

A title at the end reveals that Joanna Hogg’s third feature, Exhibition, is dedicated to the recently-late architect James Melvin, which should come as no surprise since the film is as much a portrait of the sleek, modernist Kensington townhouse in which it is almost exclusively set, as of the mildly dysfunctional marriage that resides […]

‘Brooklyn’ Is Saoirse Ronan At Her Tired, Poor, Huddled Best

Synopsis: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Release Date: November 20, 2015     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Romance Film Review Production Set in the 1950s, Brooklyn […]

‘We’re The Millers’ Is A Hilarious R-Rated Comedy With Unconventional Tastes

Synopsis: David Clark (Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids-after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out […]

Just Go With It

Synopsis: In Just Go With It, a plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant’s kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change […]

A&E Announces Plans for A Psycho prequel TV Series,

The Hollywood Reporter announced today information on the planned Psycho prequel series “Bates Motel” over at A&E TV.  The show is currently in early development, working alongside Universal Television, and would be a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.  As The Hollywood Reporter puts it, “the series would offer an understanding into how Norman Bates psyche […]

Julianne Moore’s Masterful Performance Anchors ‘Still Alice,’ A Film That Is As Heartfelt As It Is Heartbreaking

Synopsis: Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Release Date: January 16, […]