Excess Jump Scares Blur ‘Visions’
Leaving her fast-paced city life behind, young mother-to-be Eveleigh moves into a vineyard to start a new life with her husband. Soon, she begins to experience terrifying visions that she can’t explain. One thing many of us don’t like to watch in a horror film is the use of unnecessary jump-scare moments to give cheap […]
The Walk (2015): An Incredible Biopic
Robert Zemeckis’s (director of Forrest Gump) “The Walk” is an incredible biopic based on the real-life story of a young wire walk artist Philippe Petit and his friends who dreamt of attaining the impossible feat of walking in the void between the World Trade Center towers. The film very beautifully catches the moments with 3D effects and is […]
The Martian (Review): Matt Damon Shines
As I’m ready to watch “The Walk” tomorrow, I just thought here to pen something about the movie ‘The Martian’ which I saw last week. The reason I mentioned ‘The Walk’ here is the kind of filmmaking technologies we are into with the likes of RealD projection (3D) and IMAX 3D. While I watched ‘The […]
Pay the Ghost – Movie Review
After watching Pay the Ghost, I’m simply wondering why an Oscar-winning actor like Nicolas Cage is over and again picking up such mediocre projects. Based on Tim Lebbon’s short story, the movie has little to offer, keep aside the genre clichés or any sort of horror or suspense or even an ounce of thrill. Cage […]
‘We Are Still Here’ (2015): A Tense, Frightening & Haunting Ghost Story
After watching quite a few independent horror movies in the last couple of years, I can safely say that there are few filmmakers who can actually come up with an impressive story and concept. Even though ‘We Are Still Here’ is not an independent production, it nowhere tries to overdo things with any usual ghost […]
Film Review: Magic Mike XXL (2015 Comedy Drama)
A sequel to the 2012 Steven Soderbergh-directed original Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL picks up the story three years after the extraordinaire Mike left his male stripper life and starts his furniture business. As he tries to settle down, he receives a call from one of his friends that their former boss Dallas is no more. Mike rushes […]
‘Southpaw’ (2015) – A Sports Drama Starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) teams up with screenwriter Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy) to produce one of the finest films of the year 2015. In Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal with all his versatility has yet again delivered a performance that will certainly be remembered. It is neither a boxing movie nor a […]
‘Strangerland’ (2015) – Kidman Shines, Film Lacks Thrill
The Australian-Irish suspense drama “Strangerland” is overall a good one from debutant director Kim Farrant but somehow lacks thrill. Nicole Kidman, as an anguished mother, distressed over the disappearance of her two children in an Australian desert town, has yet again delivered a surprisingly beautiful performance. “Strangerland” is very uneasy in the story when you […]
‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ (Movie Review) – Better Than Chapter 2
Many times the idea behind a movie prequel is more interesting than a sequel. The popular horror film franchise ‘Insidious’ in its third installment has proved it yet again with an engaging plot. While I must say that I liked the first part and not much the second, ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ is certainly terrifying, in […]
Final Girl (2015) – Abigail Breslin Stars In This Horror Action Thriller
Renowned photographer and music video director Tyler Shields’ directorial debut Final Girl although looks slick and stylish in the trailer, lacks content to be an engaging thriller. Abigail Breslin who got an Oscar nomination for Little Miss Sunshine is in lead as Veronica, a shy and vulnerable girl who can be the easy target of a group of teenage […]