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Scre4m (Scream 4) (2011)
0Director: Wes Craven Writer: Kevin Williamson Rated: R (violence, language) Cast: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Rory Culkin My Scream Trilogy review
When I heard a new Scream movie was in the works, I have to admit I was kind of excited. Even though we’re in the days where franchises and remakes seem to be all that comes out, especially with horror, the Scream films were always fun for me and have always managed to be both distinct and entertaining. I think there’s a reason these films brought back the slasher in the 90s and became such More >
Insidious (2011)
0Director: James Wan Writer: Leigh Whannell Rated: PG-13 Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, and Angus Sampson
The Lamberts move into a new home, and not long after son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) falls into what seems to be a coma. Ty was playing in the attic when he’s spooked by something, only to not wake up in the morning. Initial reviews of this film gave me high hopes. My friends in the horror community claimed it to be an actual scary movie. To me, the film’s scares were nothing but jump scares with sudden loud noises and neat imagery, More >
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, The (2010)
0Director: Daniel Alfredson Writers: Ulf Ryberg, Steig Larsson (novel) Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre Rated: R (language, violence)
Daniel Alfredson, director of the second film installment of Steig Larsson’s epic Millennium trilogy, returns to direct the third and final chapter entitled The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. It’s fitting that Alfredson returns for the third film in that the two flow right into each other, and he handles it seamlessly. The story picks up right where The Girl Who Played with Fire left off with Lisbeth being taken to the hospital.
While Lisbeth More >
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
0Director: F. Gary Gray Writer: Kurt Wimmer Cast: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Bruce McGill, and Leslie Bibb Rated: R (bloody violence, language)
After Clyde Shelton’s wife and daughter are brutally slain during a home invasion, Clyde is left for dead but ends up surviving. While struggling to recover from the loss of his family, Clyde also has to deal with the results of a justice system that put one of the killers back on the streets. Clyde decides to get revenge, and more, and does so to the extreme.
One of the first things that will shock viewers very early on in the film is a scene where More >
Black Swan (2010)
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Director: Darren Aronofsky Writers: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin Rated: R (sexuality, language, some drug use) Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder
Darren Aronofsky’s latest work Black Swan carries his signature dark and psychological human tragedy just as we would expect, and he manages to do it on a whole new level. In the film, Natalie Portman, who makes a tremendous physical transformation for the role, plays Nina, a quiet, determined and disciplined ballet dancer in New York City. It’s her goal to take on the role of the More >
