In order for an audience to really be able to root for a horror movie protagonist, said protagonist has to have some kind of weakness or flaw, making them vulnerable. This concept is the reason why many horror heroes are teenage babysitters or young schoolboys; these are the archetypes that are at a serious and […]
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No Amount Of Ninjas Or Channing Tatum Could Save ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
G.I. Joe Retaliation is the cinematic version of trying to slam a square peg through a round hole.
The Finely Drawn ‘Stuck In Love’ Displays The Tragedy, Comedy, And Promise Of Enduring Love
Synopsis: Three years past his divorce, veteran novelist Bill Borgens (Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear) can’t stop obsessing over, let alone spying on, his ex-wife Erica (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly), who ignominiously left him for another man. Even as his neighbor-with-benefits, Tricia (Kristen Bell) tries to push him back into the dating pool, he remains […]
‘Mistress America’ Is A Chick Flick Wearing The Clever Disguise Of An Art Film
Synopsis: A lonely college freshman’s life is turned upside down by her impetuous, adventurous soon-to-be stepsister. Release Date: August 28, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production Noah Baumbach’s career seems to have the same ebb-and-flow as that of Woody Allen, with the high peaks being separated by sea-level valleys. He followed up […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Neanderthal Man’ – Fifties Sci-Fi Filmmaking At Its Badly Best
There’s something pleasantly simple about fifties science fiction horror films. The early low-budget filmmakers would do things like stick a diving helmet on a gorilla suit (Robot Monster) or inject red dye into silicon jelly (The Blob), all in the name of creating memorable movie monsters. This naiveté carried over into the mad scientist films […]
Film Rave: The Five-Year Engagement as presented by Film Independent at LACMA
The romantic comedy genre doesn’t leave room for too many surprises. We know that at some point a boy will meet a girl, the boy will do something foolish and lose the girl, and then the boy will eventually get the girl back with a heartfelt speech, or a symbolic gesture of some sort. And […]
Beware The Clap! Watch The All New Trailer For ‘The Conjuring’ Featuring The Family That Lived Through The Horror
I have seen The Conjuring, and it is a frighteningly great movie that will scare you straight out of your seat. An all-new trailer has been released featuring interviews with the family the true-story the film is based upon, the Perron’s. Watch it now. [Read the review of The Conjuring] I have seen The Conjuring, […]
Conan The Barbarian
Synopsis: The most legendary Barbarian of all time is back this Summer. Having thrived and evolved for eight consecutive decades in the public imagination- in prose and graphics, on the big screen and small, in games and properties of all kinds- Conanâs exploits in the Hyborian Age now come alive like never before in a colossal […]
Watch The New ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ TV Spot ‘Defend’
Have a hankering for some Captain America: The Winter Soldier goodies? You are in luck, as a new TV spot has been released called “Defend.” Here it is for your viewing pleasure. Have a hankering for some Captain America: The Winter Soldier goodies? You are in luck, as a new TV spot has been released […]
The Campaign
Synopsis: When long-term Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of unscrupulous power brokers plots to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to […]