Best and Worst Adaptations
Adaptations have been dominating the box office recently. Here are my votes for the three best and worst of the past year. Continue reading Best and Worst Adaptations
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The Menu: A Six Course Meal of Satire and Gore
The Menu is a refreshing satire that never takes itself seriously. It follows Anya-Taylor Joy’s Margo as she is unknowingly reeled into a world that she doesn’t belong to. Margo meets various personalities at a restaurant on a private island run by the esteemed head chef, Slowik (Ralph Fiennes), who has an agenda for his privileged guests that goes beyond just serving quality food—a plan that goes awry upon Margo’s unexpected arrival.
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No Country for Old Men 15th Anniversary
Departing from the comedic style that characterized many of their recent films, No Country for Old Men is an iconic drama-thriller that hearkens back to the Coen brothers’ early crime films. Continue reading No Country for Old Men 15th Anniversary
Prey for the Devil: Not Another Possession Movie!
Daniel Stamm is back in the saddle again and ready to put audiences to sleep with his most impotent effort yet, Prey for the Devil. Continue reading Prey for the Devil: Not Another Possession Movie!
Punch-Drunk Love 20th Anniversary: Gut-Punch Cry-a-Bunch Love it so Much
October 11th is the 20-year anniversary of Punch-Drunk Love, a movie directed by the renowned Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson. It revolves around a strange emotionally volcanic man and his quest for companionship. Continue reading Punch-Drunk Love 20th Anniversary: Gut-Punch Cry-a-Bunch Love it so Much
Poltergeist at 40: It’s Heeeeeeere!
You know a movie has got to be bold when the title is just a one word synonym for ghost. Released in 1982, Poltergeist is known as one of the scariest movies ever made due to its top-of-the-line special effects, clown dolls, and creepy little girls. When this movie came out, the American audience was weaning off the Amityville haunted house type of movie, and instead moving towards slasher flicks with Friday the 13th and Halloween. Poltergeist was an example of a subgenre going out with a blast (much like the implosion of the house at the end of the movie). Continue reading Poltergeist at 40: It’s Heeeeeeere!