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Creepshow (1982)
Director: George A. Romero Writer: Stephen King Rated: R (violence) Cast: Hal Holbrook, Ted Danson, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Harris, Stephen King, Carrie Nye
Two horror icons, George A. Romero and Stephen King, team up to bring five chilling tales on the screen. Following a comic format, the film follows the unrelated stories of mystery, madness, and the plain bizarre. The acting performances were all a treat. We have a well known actor playing an uncharacteristic role (Leslie Nielsen as a psychotic murdering jealous husband) to Stephen King himself playing a dumb redneck who becomes consumed by a More >
Kick Ass (2010)
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Director: Matthew Vaughn Writers: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Mark Millar (comic), and John S. Romita Jr. (comic) Released: April 2010 Cast: Aaron Johnson, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, and Chloe Moretz Rated: R (drug use, sexuality, extreme violence, much involving children)
The word on the street is that Kick Ass truly does kick ass. Seeing the red-band trailer featuring Hit Girl earlier this year, I was intrigued by this one. Based on the comic involving a geeky comic loving teen Dave (Johnson) who one day decides to become a super hero, Kick Ass was sure to be a More >
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie US DVD release date is here!
2 years ago
Niels Arden Oplev’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel, is set for a July 6, 2010 release date! This dark Swedish crime drama has critics buzzing and is quickly becoming a success on its limited release here in the US. Pre-orders for the DVD and Blu-ray are available below. If you’ve missed the film in your town, or if it never came, you owe it to yourself to check this one out. With an American remake in the works, you’ll want to check this one out before any Hollywood thoughts jump into your head. Please read my review of the film to see why I’m so More >
Let the Right One In (2008)
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Rated: R | Review date: 20-Feb-2010
aka Låt den rätte komma inVampires are all the rage lately, so much so that one would think there’s very little room for creativity in the genre. Well Let the Right One In proves that to be quite the contrary. The author of the book of which this film is based, John Ajvide Lindqvist, has also wrote the screenplay for this dark Swedish gem directed by Tomas Alfredson.
The story follows 12 year old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a bullied loner living in an apartment complex with his mother. Oskar would like nothing more than to have More >
Time Traveler’s Wife, The (2009)
Director: Robert Schwentke | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 4-Jan-201o – First Review of 2010!
The Time Traveler’s Wife is based off the novel by Audrey Niffenegger which follows a man who has the inexplicable ability to travel through time. Henry, nicely played by Eric Bana, meets his future wife Clare (Rachel McAdams) at some point during his travels when she’s at a very young age. The two hopelessly fall in love even despite Clare’s knowledge of Henry’s unique “condition.” True love is put to the test in this fast-paced supernatural romance.
The story jumps back and forth during Henry’s More >