The Raid 2 finds rookie cop Rama (Iko Uwais) back undercover, but the plot twists and turns are almost an afterthought – something to hang a series of extended action sequences on. Writer/director/editor Gareth Evans provides all the gritty, nasty action you could hope for (and more – The Raid 2 is two-and-a-half hours long) […]
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Trailer: Decoding Annie Parker!
Not long ago, no one knew that breast cancer could be hereditary. Decoding Annie Parker is based on the story of how that changed and the women who made it possible. Check out the trailer after the jump. Decoding Annie Parker premieres in theaters and VOD on May 2nd.
Bad Words–Not Bad, Not Bad At All!
The primary draw for Bad Words is seeing Jason Bateman veer from his usual roles as decent Everyman types in favor of a potty-mouthed jackass. That works for a while, but gets old pretty quickly. Then it tries to shifts gear and goes for the feel good ending – without having its lead change too […]
Enemy’s Tangled Web Scares, Provokes!
Denis Villeneuve’s new film, Enemy, was actually filmed before last year’s Prisoners and – other than sustaining a single, predominant mood – has nothing in common with it except for the presence of Jake Gyllenhaal. Whatever commerciality Prisoners might have had is also absent here – unless commercial has suddenly become a synonym for intelligent, […]
Early Review: No Clue – The Corner Gas Guy Goes Soft-Boiled Detective!
Although no release date has been set for the U.S., No Clue will undoubtedly be of interest because of the success of Brett Butt’s long-running half-hour comedy series, Corner Gas. Like Corner Gas, No Clue takes a genre (small town life for Corner Gas; hard-boiled detective mystery for No Clue) and tailors it to the […]
Pompeii Flops Spectacularly!
Pompeii wants to be Spartacus, The Towering Inferno and a romantic drama. One out of three is not good.
It’s Not Nuts to Love The Nut Job!
Maybe it’s because I went into The Nut Job with high hopes and low expectations, but for me, the squirrely 3D animated comedy did a pretty good job of expanding Peter Lepeniotis’ hilarious short, Surly Squirrel into a feature-length film.
Syfy Acquires Bitten–Werewolf Drama Based on Bestselling Book Series!
Syfy has acquired Bitten, a different kind of werewolf series – based on the Women of the Otherworld series of novels by New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. The series stars Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, V) as Elena, the only female werewolf in the world – who has fled her Pack and the man who […]
Hot Teaser Trailer: Diana!
Lady, then Princess Diana become the most famous woman in the world before her fairytale wedding to Prince Philip was broken apart by an affair by Philip. Diana is the story of the real woman behind Princess Di – the icon and legend. Check it out after the break. Diana is coming soon.
Really Hot Trailer: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Summer is coming – you can tell from all the teasers and trailers coming out. I’m expecting The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – first in a potential franchise, based on an extremely good series of novels by Cassandra Clare – to be one of the good ones. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is […]
Femme Fatales: Season One of Cinemax’s Noir Anthology Series Comes to Home Video!
Before Cinemax had hits with the action series Strike Back, or the high concept crime series Banshee, it took its first really solid steps into the world of original programming with Femme Fatales – a series that combined sex, violence and twists in a way that deliberately called to mind the noir B-movies of the […]