The Innkeepers, 2011. Directed by Ti West. Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, and Kelly McGillis. SYNOPSIS: As the Yankee Pedlar Inn approaches its final days, two young employees attempt to uncover its dark history while they search for proof of ghosts. Horror fans are most likely to be familiar with director Ti West due to […]
DVD Review – Young Adult (2011)
Young Adult, 2011. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser, Patrick Wilson, Collette Wolfe and Hettienne Park. SYNOPSIS: After receiving news that her old flame, Buddy (Patrick Wilson) has had a baby, Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) decides to return to her hometown to break up his marriage and win him back. […]
Blu-ray Review – King of New York (1990)
King of New York, 1990. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo and Giancarlo Esposito. SYNOPSIS: After being released from prison, a former drug lord sets out to eliminate the competition and distribute their wealth among New York’s lower classes. With his bug eyes and intense stare, […]
Movie Review – Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
Where Do We Go Now? (French: Et maintenant on va où?), 2011. Directed by Nadine Labaki. Starring Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Leyla Hakim and Nadine Labaki. SYNOPSIS: When religious tensions rise in a small village populated by both Muslims and Christians, a group of Lebanese women attempt to appease the situation. Where Do We Go Now? […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which is being covered by Samantha Morrison… Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, 2012. Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda. Featuring the voice talents of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Betty White and Jenny Slate. SYNOPSIS: Thneedville is […]
Movie Review – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, 2012. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie, Rufus Sewell and Marton Csokas. SYNOPSIS: After his mother is killed by vampires, Abraham Lincoln takes it upon himself to vanquish the undead. Modern film making doesn’t get much worse than Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 – Killer Joe (2011)
Killer Joe, 2011. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple. SYNOPSIS: A down-and-out family in Texas decide to kill their alcoholic mother for her $50,000 life insurance policy, and hire the eponymous Killer Joe (Matthew McConaughey) to do the job. Not being able to afford […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Man of Steel, The Wolverine, Daredevil, Marvel and DC Animation and more
Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man may be the next superhero movie out of the gate, but Warner Bros. stole a march on their rival this week with the release of a brand new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, which offered up […]
Thoughts on… Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, 1994. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Angus Scrimm. SYNOPSIS: The cross-country hunt for the mortician continues as the plot thickens. After a brief montage which attempts to clue in any audiences that may have missed Phantasm (1979) and Phantasm II (1988), […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to Prometheus
The Flickering Myth writing team debate Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. Beware of spoilers within… The dust has finally settled on Ridley Scott’s (Blade Runner, Gladiator) not-just-a-prequel-to-Alien, Prometheus. Billed as one of the movie events of the 21st century in some quarters, let alone just 2012, Prometheus had an awful lot of hype to live up to. […]
