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Iron man 3 – Review

I was a little leery about Shane Black directing Iron Man 3 with his last and first directorial effort being Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He definitely proved himself capable then, but to hand off such a high profile franchise…. Black comes through though. Iron Man 3 is a fun, action packed spectacle that successfully brings
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Grabbers – Review

Irish director Jon Wright brings us a genre film that is both fun and very well made. I’ve been following a lot of the recent flics from the UK lately and have found that there’s a healthy surge in the sci-fi/horror genre. Grabbers is an excellent example, bringing monsters, gore and a few laughs along
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Oblivion – Review

Joseph Kosinski follows up his directorial debut (Tron: Legacy) with another science fiction flic that is impressive, visually stunning and fun. Oblivion is a tight film that sets the bar high for the Will Smith/Shyamalan sci-fi flic After Earth being released at the end of May. One of the few remaining drone repairmen assigned to
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Olympus Has Fallen – Review

Antoine Fuqua delivers a more solid action flic than expected from his gritty portfolio. Olympus Has Fallen plays out with the confidence of a new Die Hard film, easily better than the last installment. It’s loud, well paced, a little ludicrous, but a lot of fun! Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped
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Girls Against Boys – Review

Austin Chick brings us yet another take on the female vengeance story where girls take up arms to deal out their own brand of justice on the sexually aggressive male population. Girls Against Boys feels tired and pointless on the surface, but there’s a deeper psychological thread struggling to keep the film together. Unfortunately even
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Stitches – Review

Conor McMahon (Dead Meat) directs this horror slapstick about a clown that comes back from the dead to haunt those who took his life during a fatal party mishap. Stitches is a laughable gorefest that is comically twisted and fun, with a killer that may just end up being one of this generations slasher icons!
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Jack the Giant Slayer – Review

Bryan Singer (X-Men, Usual Suspects), tackles the classic and re-imagined tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack the Giant Slayer is a fantastically fun ride that mishmashes elements of both Jack and the Beanstalk and the 1962 film Jack the Giant Killer. The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when
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Red Dawn (2012) – Review

Stuntman turned Director Dan Bradley takes on the task of remaking the John Milius (Conan the Barbarian) 80′s classic, Red Dawn. The remake is predictable, yet enjoyable for a popcorn actioneer, but it never really manages to achieve that level of depth that the original had going for it. A small American city awakens to
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Hansel & Gretel Get Baked – Review

Normally shit like this doesn’t interest me at all, but Duane Journey and David Tillman have slapped together a stoner flic that is actually pretty entertaining. Hansel & Gretel Get Baked is a silly but fun, albeit gory re-imagining of the classic tale of two children that defeat a flesh eating witch, who now lives
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Warm Bodies – Review

Jonathan Levine (50/50) directs this romantic horror comedy that is unexpectedly better than I had imagined. Zombie comedies are not new to the genre, but they rarely achieve greatness. Warm Bodies may not actually achieve that greatness, but it comes damn close! After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two
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Spiders 3D – Review

Tibor Takacs directs this (what I’m assuming) straight to video film about mutated space spiders stalking the streets of New York. Spiders is definitely a step up from the average Asylum type movies, but not much. After a small piece of a Soviet space station crashes into a New York City subway tunnel, a species
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Tower Block – Review

James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson direct this suspenseful thriller about tenants of an apartment complex trying to survive the assault of a sniper killing everyone on the floor. Tower Block is suspenseful and fun, if not just a little predictable and unfortunately, impossible. A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Review

After the cult hit Dead Sno, I anxiously awaited writer/director Tommy Wirkola’s next genre film. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is that film. Wirkola’s reminds me of a younger Raimi with his over the top action horror. There’s no asking “hey, is that plausible?”, nope, it’s more like “hey, that’s f’n awesome!” His films aren’t
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Upside Down – Review

Juan Diego Solanas directs what appears to be his first English feature film, written by himself, filmed entirely in Montreal Quebec. Upside Down is a fictional love story set in a fantastical world that defies the science of gravity. Adam is an ordinary boy who lives on one of two planets, joined by opposite gravities.
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American Mary – Review

Jen and Sylvia Soska write and direct this modern horror where a medial student uses her skills to exact revenge on those who’ve harmed her. American Mary is a haunting vision of surgical body manipulation that stays with you long after the film ends. The story follows a talented medical student, Mary Mason, as she
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