As many of you know, the original “Resident Evil” began as a survival horror game which launched in 1996 on PlayStation and PC. It would go on to become a massively popular gaming franchise, eventually inspiring six live-action big screen movies and several animated films. Now we’re getting another feature film reboot and it comes … Continue reading
“Quentin Tarantino Presents” is a tag that is certain to grab attention for a film. It’s stamped prominently in front of “One Spoon of Chocolate” – an ode to exploitation films written and directed by RZA. Tarantino serves as executive producer, and knowing the filmmaker’s deep reverence for grindhouse cinema, it’s pretty obvious why he … Continue reading
“The Yeti” is exactly what its simple and straightforward title suggests. It’s a proudly old-fashioned creature feature that calls back to the kind of late-night monster B-movies that once frequented drive-ins and syndicated horror-themed television shows. In that way, “The Yeti” has enough to satisfy those like me who grew up relishing those unabashed genre … Continue reading
With “Fuze”, director David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”) offers up a twisty, taut, and fast-paced heist thriller that wisely doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel yet is deftly made so as not to come off as a tired rehash. In fact, despite clearly calling back to a very specific style of movie, “Fuze” is … Continue reading
The latest music biopic to come down the pipeline is none other than “Michael”, a film highlighting the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. But surprisingly much of the early conversation has revolved around the scathing reception from a cynical segment of fellow critics, who desperately wanted a darker, more incisive character study rather than … Continue reading
With his new Netflix film “Apex”, director Baltasar Kormákur continues an eclectic run of films that has featured everything including wild genre concoctions, gritty thrillers, buddy action-comedies, and awards-caliber dramas. “Apex” definitely falls in the ‘genre concoction’ category. Kormákur has made a propulsive survival action thriller that even dips its toes into horror when you’re … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 