While looking for work, a filmmaker sees a curious ad – ‘$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.’ – and decides to give it a shot. His subject turns out to be something other than what he’s represented himself to be. Creepiness ensues. Creep is a co-production of The Duplass Brothers (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives […]
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The Lazarus Effect: What Could Possibly Go Wrong!
There have been a lot of horror movies that were set in medicine. Few have achieved the kind of off-kilter weirdness of The Lazarus Effect wherein a group of research scientists who, while trying to find a way to enable first responders to bring a person back from the brink after a more extended period […]
Intriguing Trailer: HBO’s Togetherness!
Mark & Jay Duplass have made a name for themselves as makers of micro-budgeted films – dubbed by others as mumblecore – that have been critically acclaimed and them enough money to continue making movies. Now the brothers have set up a series at HBO: Togetherness – a show about four near-forty people who live […]
The One I Love -The Path Less Taken!
The One I Love is an impressive debut for director Charlie McDowell – a romantic drama that takes a most unexpected turn and delights in its own, unique way.
The League Returns and It’s Time for The 2010 Draft!
The League [FX, Thursdays, 10:30/9:30C] is a show about six members of a fantasy football league – in the same sense that a hurricane is about wind. These people are dedicated to winning – and not particularly scrupulous about how they do so.