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Update Issues – Please Be Patient.
Due to updates to both WordPress and the Theme we use on this site, some features are not working properly. Hopefully over the weekend we will be able to resolve these issues with the help of the theme support team. Currently the biggest issue is with the slider at the top of the page –
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame – Review
Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China) falls back into form with a solid period fantasy that is both entertaining with excellently choreographed martial arts, and masterfully crafted with its sleuthing mystery. Detective Dee is Asia’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, in fact I enjoyed Detective Dee just as much if not more than the
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Insidious – Review
James Wan (director of the orignal Saw) brings us a new take on the haunted house story. I picked this up months ago on Blu Ray but never really felt the urge to watch it until now. I’m not a big fan of wan’s work. Saw was a poorly scripted film based on one of
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Red Cliff – Review
. In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the West, and East Wu in the South. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented
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Skyline – Review
Skyline is the latest effort by the Strause brothers, Colin and Greg (responsible for AVP Requiem). Although their directing talents are relatively green, The Strause Brothers have been responsible for some of the best visual effects you’ve seen on the big screen past and present. In fact, much like the films they’ve worked on in
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow Part One – Review
David Yates returns to direct the epic conclusion pieces to the Harry Potter series. His previous efforts included The Order of the Phoenix and The Half Blood Prince, both which were very well recieved by the fans. There is no deying the direction and beautiful cinematography carry this installment to the next level. Yates takes
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Unstoppable – Review
Tony Scott brings us a thrilling train ride which pulls him out of a string of less than memorable efforts. His last film, The Taking of Pelham 123, was met with negative reviews across the board… and oddly enough also starred Denzyl Washington. One would wonder why, with a cinematic failure like Pelham, would Washington
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Due Date – Review
Todd Phillips, director of The Hangover, brings us a somewhat updated, but less funny Planes Trains and Automobiles. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) must get to LA in five days to be at the birth of his firstborn. He is about to fly home from Atlanta when his luggage and wallet are stolen, and he is
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Hereafter – Review
Clint Eastwood once again shows his directorial prowess, this time in a film revolving around death, coping with loss, and finding peace. Hereafter is a beautifully woven tale that uses real events as triggers for the story’s characters and their motivations. A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways.
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Paranormal Activity 2 – Review
I actually liked the first Paranormal Activity quite a bit, and wondered if it was even possible to re-create the same chilling atmosphere… and how it would be related to the original, if at all. Paranormal Activity 2 sports a new director (Tod Williams)Â and writer, and the story is well crafted, which surprisingly builds on
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Red – Review
Directed by Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler’s Wife), Red unites a group of seasoned actors in a film that boasts some pretty cool action sequences on par with the best this year’s had to offer. Based on the cult D.C. Comics graphic novels by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, RED is an action-comedy starring Bruce
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Just Take One – Short Film
From Adam Green, director of Hatchet, Frozen, and the soon to be released Hatchet 2, comes this Halloween treat. A short about grown up trick or treaters and the honor bowl system. Its actually pretty good (hopefully we’ll see it as an extra in one of his releases in the near future), and very cool
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Night Of The Demons [2010] – Review
1988, they don’t make movies like they used to… The original Night Of The Demons is one of my favorite 80s horror flics starring one Linnea Quigley, scream queen extraordinaire. The 80s was a different time, and films like that possessed a certain charm that this new breed of film makers have had problems capturing…
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My Soul To Take – Review
Wes Craven finally returns to the directing chair after 5 years of nothing. His last notable efforts being Red Eye and Cursed (definitely not bow worthy pieces), but with Scream 4 currently on his plate and My Soul To Take releasing next week, does Craven still have it… unfortunately for this viewer, Craven hasn’t had
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30 Days of Night: Dark Days – Review
Y’know, 30 Days of Night was a fantastic film, but a sequel, a direct to video sequel could never hope to achieve the same as what we experienced in the original. I’m actually gonna keep this review very short and to the point as the film already cost me an hour and a half of
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