Zack Snyder has been making entertainment headlines everywhere lately following the long awaited release of his epic “Justice League” director’s cut. But he has had another movie in the pipe, “Army of the Dead”. We got our first tease several weeks ago and now we get our first full look at this upcoming Netflix action-horror … Continue reading
REVIEW: “In the Earth” (2021)
Filmed over the course of fifteen days during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Wheatley’s new film “In the Earth” is a micro-budget chiller with the anxieties of our current locked-down society sewn within its fabric. Coming off last year’s fun yet imperfect “Rebecca”, Wheatley returns to the dark and gnarly storytelling he cut his filmmaking teeth … Continue reading
First Glance: “Things Heard & Seen”
Fresh off of her recent Oscar nominee Amanda Seyfried and Netflix team up again in the upcoming horror thriller “Things Heard & Seen”. The movie is based on Elizabeth Brundage’s 2017 best-selling novel “All Things Cease to Appear”. The adaptation comes from the writer-director duo of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman. The first trailer … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Hope” (2021)
There is no shortage of movies that deal with the sensitive subject of illness. It’s delicate ground to cover and an emotional minefield for filmmakers willing to navigate such heavy material with earnestness. Yet you can never judge these types of movies by one over-arching standard. That’s because there are deeply human and often intensely … Continue reading
First Glance: “The Woman in the Window”
It took a while, but the long-delayed psychological thriller “The Woman in the Window” is finally set to see the light of day. Originally owned by 20th Century Fox, the rights then went to Disney following their acquisition of Fox. Now Netflix is set to release the film next month. It’s directed by Joe Wright … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Thunder Force” (2021)
Melissa McCarthy’s collaborations with writer-director and husband Ben Falcone have been pretty brutal. Falcone has directed McCarthy in four previous movies. Of those, 2018’s abysmal “Life of the Party” has the highest Rotten Tomatoes score at 38%. Yes I know, review aggregators aren’t infallible and they don’t always represent the quality of a movie. I … Continue reading