Bryan Bertino’s directorial debut, ‘The Strangers’ had a lot of promise. The film started off surprisingly decent, following Kristen and James as they return from a wedding. Their relationship is strained as James proposes at the reception and Kristen says no.
So after 19-years, it still really is no surprise that Steven Spielberg, and the fedora-donning Indiana Jones raked in $151.1 million dollars since its premiere on Thursday, bringing in $311.1 million dollars worldwide. ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,’ didn’t break the Memorial Day record, set last by ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: …
What benefited the viewing of this film for me, was the fact that I hadn’t read a single shred of information on it. I knew nothing more then its basic premise and who was in it. I did not read a single review save for the snippets they highlight in the TV spots.
‘Get Carter’ was ranked 16th in the British Film Institute’s ‘100 Greatest British Films.’ ‘Get Carter’ was chosen by critics as the greatest British film of all time in Total Film Magazine. Wait- did you think I was talking about the Sylvester Stallone version?
I’m not sure at what point we stop talking about the delivery medium and start refocusing on the actual music, but I’m thinking we’ve got to be approaching it. Nine Inch Nails have been one of the frontrunners in the big-name band digital download revolution. Freed from his recording contract, Trent Reznor released Ghosts: Volume …
Sometimes the summer blockbuster season kind of meanders in almost unsuspectingly until it’s July and you realize you’re halfway through the season and you haven’t seen anything worthy of the phrase “kick ass popcorn flick.” Other times the season Rochambeau’s you as soon as the gates drop and you’re left elated and a little sore …
‘The Orphanage’ has Guillermo del Toro’s name plastered all over the packaging and the advertising for it. And the film does have a very “del Toro” feel to it (he helped produce the film). But credit where credit is due, the huge success of this film belongs to director J.A. Bayona and his stellar crew. …
‘Twelve’ could have easily derailed given its circumstances. 12 separate short films, each helmed by a different director, some overlap in story (but they’re mostly scarce nods to earlier pieces), each with a different tone and approach.
‘Them’ (or ‘Ils,’ for you foreign film purists) does very little to set up its horror story, a fact that is backed up by the 77-minute run time, but that’s what makes this film work. Much like the tormented main characters, Clementine and Lucas, we the audience are just thrown into the plot and the …
You’d think that after 20+ years in the business of making music that one of his 14 albums would be kind of a dud, but here we are with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds keeping the awe inspiring streak alive with his latest release, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!