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Fantasia Fest Journal: Paradise Hills

Jason Gorber — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:00:47 +0000

Alice Waddington’s directorial debut Paradise Hills is an ambitious but messy near-future dystopia tale that feels like a watered-down Hunger Games or a middling piece of episodic television. Written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Viaglondo, the storyline abandons its own rules and culminates in a finale that, with even the most cursory reflection, seems dismissive...

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Hellboy (2019) Review: Hellish, All Right

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:00:36 +0000

The new Hellboy has awfully big shoes to fill. Not only does the movie reboot and serve as a prequel to the ambitious films by Guillermo del Toro, it also recast the big red guy himself. Sadly, it’s a slog and a mess. Starting just after a long ago battle between King Arthur (Mark Stanley)...

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‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Review: One More for the Road

Philip Brown — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:00:44 +0000

It’s hard to believe that anyone involved in 2002’s ‘Resident Evil’ ever imagined they’d still be adding chapters 14 years later. Easily the most successful franchise in the much-maligned genre of videogame adaptations, ‘Resident Evil’ continues to thrive at the global box office. Now, Paul W.S. Anderson and his wife Milla Jovovich have a final...

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‘Survivor’ Review: Bourne on a Budget

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 May 2015 15:00:41 +0000

Here’s the peculiar thing about ‘Survivor’: It’s an action movie both too somber to offer much fun and too stupid to ever take seriously. The folks involved clearly thought they were going to kick off a new Jason Bourne-like political action series, only this time from an anti-terrorism perspective. Then they changed their minds and...

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Weekend Roundtable: Ass-Kicking Action Heroines

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 May 2015 19:00:29 +0000

As audiences line up to see ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ this weekend, they may be surprised to find a bald, robo-armed Charlize Theron on equal footing with the title hero of the film. For this week’s Roundtable, we wanted to celebrate some of cinema’s other badass action heroines who prove that girls can kick just...

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Blu-ray Highlights for December 18th, 2012 – Where Have I Seen You Before?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:51 +0000

Christmas is right around the corner, and the Hollywood studios have some last-minute Blu-ray releases to tempt holiday shoppers. While none of these are likely to exhibit the selling power of last week’s ‘Dark Knight Rises’, perhaps you’ll find something to put on your list for Santa. New Releases This summer’s remake of ‘Total Recall‘...

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Full Metal Jackets: Night of the Living Steel

Josh Zyber — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:22 +0000

I make no excuses for my fondness for the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise. Intellectual masterpieces, these movies are not, but Milla Jovovich in a tight leather outfit killing zombies is a recipe for success in my book, no matter how many times she does it. If you’re a fan who, like me, has been collecting the...

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Weekend Movies: The Fish and the (Un)Dead

Luke Hickman — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:00:31 +0000

The only new films that I’d care to see this week aren’t playing anywhere near me… for now. I’m certain that the majority of you are limited to the same wide releases that I am. They’re not awful options, but nor do they inspire me to leave my home. Believe it or not, the widest...

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The Trailer Park: Always the Sucker

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:00:16 +0000

Call them generic, conventional or routine, but I still like them. Sure, they’re not the best actors around, but what they’re good at they meet head-on and deliver with unique charm. I might excuse their movies as guilty pleasures on occasion, but honestly, I feel no guilt whatsoever and take complete pleasure sitting back and...

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Weekend Box Office: Abnormal Activity for a Horror Franchise

Luke Hickman — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:00:19 +0000

Horror sequels usually make money, but it’s rare to see a franchise’s third installment break the series opening record by $14 million, raking in a total of $54 million – $8 million of which came from Thursday night midnight showings. The ‘Paranormal Activity’ franchise is every studio’s dream. Each year, you make one movie for...

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Weekend Movies: Mr. Bean, Blairanormal Activity and a Candy Bar

Luke Hickman — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:00:05 +0000

This looks like the weakest weekend of the year for nationwide releases. None of the new movies appear to deserve the coveted “#1 Movie in America” title to flaunt in television spots next week. Aside from ‘The Thing’, the only other pre-Halloween horror movie to hit the big screen this October is ‘Paranormal Activity 3‘....

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The Trailer Park: Musketeer Spies on the Moon

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:00:58 +0000

This fall, we’re going to get a really varied selection of movies. Only one of them looks highly promising, even though the least of them is more likely to draw a crowd. First we get a found-footage tale of a secret moon landing that exposes the reasons why NASA never returned, followed by another swashbuckling...

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