You have to wonder if the makers of GOTHIKA started out to make a comedy and then realized that something had gone awry. This would explain a great many things and I don’t just mean the unintentional laughter that this would-be supernatural thriller evokes. Our heroine is Miranda Grey (Halle Berry), a brilliant psychiatrist with… Read More »
THE STATEMENT
Conspiracy buffs will enjoy THE STATEMENT more than just about any other sort of moviegoer. For the rest of us, this story about a Frenchman who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II fails as the thriller that the filmmakers may have had in mind. It is, rather, more along the lines of a… Read More »
SECRET WINDOW
There are many things wrong with SECRET WINDOW, the latest in a long line of failed adaptations of a Stephen King opus. Top of the list would be how ridiculously easy it is to figure out the twist that I think was supposed to leave us gasping. While not an insurmountable obstacle, it is a… Read More »
TAKING LIVES
When I do my annual interview with the Head Berry of the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation, the name Angelina Jolie almost always pops up, as in, if shes in a movie in any given year, shes going to be nominated for a Razzie. Gone are the glory days of that >other< award that she won.… Read More »
GODSEND
GODSEND is a turgid little mood piece that manages to miss every opportunity to actually engage, much less terrify its audience. No doubt that the ethical, theological, and philosophical questions engendered by the prospect of human cloning are the stuff of heated debate and interesting conundrums. GODSEND, however, eschews all of that in favor of derivative… Read More »
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE may be the summers biggest surprise. Its a remake that actually compares favorably to the original. Sure, anyone whos seen the previous incarnation will know a few of the bigger plot twists going in, but writers Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris have seeded this version with enough surprises to keep things fresh.… Read More »
SUSPECT ZERO
Click here to listen to the interview with Aaron Eckhart.My hunch is that people will either adore or despise SUSPECT ZERO. Its a film that doesnt play by the rules, but does pack an enormous wallop that starts in the first scene and doesnt let up for a second. This twisted tale of good and… Read More »
CRIMINAL
Greed makes the world go around, at least it does in the seedy world of CRIMINAL. This re-make of the Argentinian film, NINE QUEENS, has been re-imagined by writer/director Gregory Jacobs as a quirky daylight noir with a plot that spins on a dime as its twists and turns on its way to proving that it’s… Read More »
SAW
There is one glaring, not to mention, annoying faux pas in Leigh Wannell and James Wanns otherwise promising feature film debut, SAW. Its a testament to all that comes before and after that it doesn’t to sink this otherwise effective work. This is a horror flick that has more than a soupcon of gore, but… Read More »
THE GRUDGE
THE GRUDGE is that annoying blend of genuine scares and really, really dumb people. Sure, in order for most horror films to work, the principals have to be of the less than Einstein variety, lest they run screaming from the nasty whatever and end the proceedings in reel one. One, therefore, makes allowances, but suspension… Read More »
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