Some movies just don’t make a big impression, so here’s a quick take on what I thought.
A surprisingly effective horror film that really uses the found footage aspect to it’s advantage for once. The Houses October Built looks at the scare house culture while also weaving an interesting story to follow. As a group of friends get together to cross the country looking for the best haunted house attractions they’re also…
Tommy Lee Jones has quietly carved out a very nice directorial career for himself and continues that with a very good and very understated movie. A tale of frontier life and the hardships that befell those living on the edges of society. Hilary Swank really has a chance to shine here as a woman tasked…
A movie that so effortlessly blends a romantic drama with an alien invasion…yeah, exactly. There’s one useless storyline about the main character’s life before all of this starts that never really came together for me but everything else works effectively. The two leads, played by Richard J. Danum and Gillian McGregor, start their relationship and…
I never really knew what to make of this film. An indie production done on a small budget can return big rewards if done well and I just didn’t find that to be the case here. The first half of the movie is a bait and switch that never really leads to much and then…
What an impressive film. Force Majeure is an intense examination of marriage, relationships, masculinity and responsibility. Odd and visually beautiful, the slow pacing allows the movie to reveal these characters and their interactions. A very strong script that explores how one decision in crisis can change how others view you. Recommend? Strong all around, yes,…
There are moments in this gripping documentary where I was literally holding my breath. Tense and spectacular, this movie uses conservation and oil development to tell the stories of these incredible people who put their lives on the line and would die for what they believe in. A stunning look at a story that probably…
Billed as an Australian comedy crime caper, this movie is anything but. This movie is more Midnight Express than Pineapple Express and even though there are a few comedic moments, this is much more of a serious drama than advertised. That being said, it’s a really good movie and I found myself absorbed into the…
Man, this movie is all over the place. Overall I’d have to say I liked it but this is a film that I can just imagine has a longer Director’s Cut that makes more sense with more room to grow the story. As it is, it’s basically just a mash up of original bible story,…
One of the films on my Hidden Gems – Horror list, Honeymoon is a movie that’s really hard to talk about without giving things away. In fact, I find good horror the hardest genre to talk about because of that reason so I’ll say this: I thought this movie was horror executed almost perfectly. Rose Leslie…
Yup, I put Comedy in the tags because this movie is comedically bad. Nicolas Cage continues his impressive run of horrible choices by leading this awful adaptation of the best selling series. I can only imagine this will be the first of a series and I really hope it is. I’m a bad movie fan…
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