Blair Witch movie review: more like blah witch…
An entirely superfluous attempt to recapture the magic of the original film. A remake masquerading as a sequel that goes nowhere and has nothing new to say.
Cloverfield
10 Cloverfield Lane movie review: the monsters women have to deal with
A marvelous little movie: compact, efficient, almost unbearably intense, smartly (perhaps accidentally) feminist. A glorious treat of pulp genre fun.
QOTD: How much does a sense of mystery surrounding a movie impact your desire to see it?
Cuz people are speculating what Brad Bird’s new flick Tomorrowland might be about, and then speculating how much folk will be upset if it turns out to be something else entirely…
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jan 19-25 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Pacific Rim (trailer)
The Cloverfield monster battles Transformers. Was I supposed to laugh at this? Cuz I did…
Let Me In (review)
It is a strange and curious thing that director Matt Reeves chose to follow up his uniquely distinctive Cloverfield with a film that is, if not precisely a shot for shot remake of the Swedish-language Let the Right One In, then at least a tonal copy.
quick list: five really relevant filmmakers working now
With a look at balancing brains and appeal and impact, here are the filmmakers who are driving what we watch, how we talk about it, and what’s to come.
Clash of the Titans (review)
Those whom the gods wish to punish, they force to watch this movie.
Paranormal Activity (review)
So I finally saw this Paranormal Activity flick that all the kids are into today, and all I could conclude was, Really? They think this is pants-wetting scary?
October 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but there’s all this vengeance to be doled out and all those injustices to be put right. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, … more…
