Around the same time that Motown Records was doing its thing in the big city of Detroit, Stax records was recording and releasing music down south in Memphis. The output from these two labels represented the best of what American music had to offer, and continued well into the days of the British Invasion of […]
‘The Skeleton Twins’ Proves Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader Are Ready For Prime Time
Synopsis: After many years of estrangement, twins Maggie and Milo lead separate lives on opposite sides of the country. When both feel that they’re at the end of their ropes, an unexpected reunion forces them to confront how their lives went so wrong. For Maggie, that means re-examining her marriage to sweet ‘nature frat boy”” Lance […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Living Ghost’ – A Traditional Pre-Romero Zombie Movie
Most people think of zombies as, depending on their age, either the slow moving walkers of George Romero’s movies or the athletic sprinters of films like 28 Days Later. The original cinematic zombies, however, were the voodoo zombies of films like White Zombie, Revolt of the Zombies, and I Walked with a Zombie, real people […]
‘At The Devil’s Door’ Tries Really Hard, But Just Doesn’t Deliver Any Scares
Synopsis: When ambitious young real estate agent Leigh is asked to sell a house with a checkered past, she crosses paths with a disturbed girl whom she learns is the runaway daughter of the couple selling the property. When Leigh tries to intervene and help her, she becomes entangled with a supernatural force that soon pulls […]
‘The Drop’ – This Amazing Movie Is Not Your Father’s Crime Drama
Synopsis: The Drop is a new crime drama from Michaël R. Roskam, the Academy Award nominated director of Bullhead. The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters – “money drops” in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin […]