There are many movies bathed in nostalgia that recreate cinematic experiences of the past, yet few do it in a way that somehow feels modern at the same time. That’s the trick that director Adam Wingard has mastered over his ...
‘The Guest’ serves a mash-up of horror, thriller and action genre tropes in a way that hasn’t really been seen since the 1980s. The movie would feel completely appropriate to open with the Cannon Group logo. In t...
Generally, January is a slow time for movie releases, both in theaters and on home video. Uncharacteristically, the first two weeks of 2014 have been surprisingly active on the Blu-ray front. Because I missed doing one of these up...
This wasn’t a very good weekend for new movies. All of the new releases were outgrossed by older carryovers. In first place, ‘The Butler’ added another $17 million to its haul, bringing it a ten-day total of $52....
Here we go, folks. August is the final month of summer blockbusters. I would hardly define any of this weekend’s movies as “blockbusters,” but they’re much closer than next weekend’s releases, so this...
A few indie horror filmmakers lent their hands to the bloody, silly, fun B-movie flick ‘You’re Next’. Director Adam Wingard doesn’t shy away from chopping faces or slitting throats, and has cast horror-mate...
