Reviews

[Sundance Review] Austenland

Few works stand the test of time like those from English novelist Jane Austen. A rooted staple in our culture, her elegant romantic dramas have set a precedent ...

[Review] Mama

There are many types of laughter, the kind coming out during a horror film always a point of interest. Many cope with fear by forcing themselves to laugh, the s...

[Review] Broken City

It would appear it is safe to call January the Month of Mark Wahlberg. Twelve months ago, the second-tier movie star provided the reliably entertaining thriller...

[Review] The Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't a young man anymore. The Last Stand makes this point again and again, yet it still lets the 65-year-old action superstar strut his h...

[Review] A Haunted House

"Don't judge a movie based on its trailer." This is a piece of advice that echoes off the digital chamber walls of Twitter whenever a new one is released and pe...

[Review] Gangster Squad

Tragedies like last year's shooting in Aurora, Colorado are just that: tragic. We can never imagine the pain, anger and heartache of families and friends affect...

[Review] The Baytown Outlaws

Who wants a little Southern fired cooking? I know ATF Agent Reese (Paul Wesley) from Chicago doesn't. He can't even find an anti-perspirant strong enough to sav...

[Review] John Dies at the End

I acquired a throbbing headache at around the halfway point of John Dies at the End, and by the time the film’s cheeky closing credits started to roll, it was s...

[Review] Let My People Go!

For his first feature length film, writer/director Mikael Buch has decided upon an extremely over-the-top romantic farce about a young homosexual Jewish man com...

[Review] Texas Chainsaw 3D

Directed by John Luessenhop (Takers), Texas Chainsaw 3D is the latest attempt by Hollywood to resurrect the long-standing horror franchise The Texas Chainsaw Ma...