Parallels (2015) – Promises More, Delivers Less
Director and screenwriter Christopher Leone’s PARALLELS is a science-fiction adventure film that shows a parallel or alternate Earth that can be traveled through mysterious gateways. It follows the lives of estranged brother and sister, Ronan and Beatrix, who met at their home when their father dropped both of them a message to meet him. When […]
The Invitation (2015) – Thriller Review
Director Karyn Kusama’s psychological thriller “The Invitation” is an incredible example of how you can keep the sense of menace alive in a simple storyline. I watched this without any preconceived idea on the plot while I was only hoping probably it’s one of those many horror films with ghostly entities. This was not; rather […]
He Never Died (2015) – An Amusing Horror Film
He Never Died is an independent comedy-horror film starring Henry Rollins as a strange loner with cannibalistic tendencies. This is Rollins’ remarkable feature-length acting debut. Sincere to say, I don’t know anything about the guy or his other television roles. However, based solely on this one film, I would grade him as a highly good […]
Big Eyes (2014) – A Biopic, The Film, The Art
I recently saw the 2014 biopic BIG EYES, directed by Tim Burton, who is responsible for some of the best and most well-known films of all time, including Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), and Corpse Bride (2005). This Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee American film director never fails to deliver. BIG […]
Hush (2016) – Follows A Deaf-Mute Woman and A Stalker
If you like horror movies, you’ve probably heard of director Mike Flanagan’s films like Oculus and Absentia. With his latest film, Hush, a home-invasion thriller, he has once again demonstrated his artistry in introducing you to the world of horror and thrill in a very simple visual setting. Hush is a good old-fashioned horror film […]
THE SURVIVALIST (2015) – A Distressing Dystopian Vision
THE SURVIVALIST is a story about a man who has managed to confine himself in a forest for seven years in a post-apocalyptic world where starvation is rampant. The man now must face some more reality when strangers join him, amid distrust and scarcity of resources, thanks to his survival skills and crops that he […]
Solace (Review): Hopkins, The Only Saving Grace
With two central characters having extrasensory perception, director Afonso Poyart (Two Rabbits) tries to dive into the zone of David Fincher’s 90s classic Se7en (Seven) in this new serial killer thriller Solace. As a movie buff, you can sense from the very beginning that the script is trying really hard to be in the league […]
Bridge Of Spies (2015) – A Spielberg Masterpiece
Bridge of Spies is a Spielberg masterpiece that landed in Oscars with as many as six nominations and won Best Supporting Actor. Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance star in this Cold War sentimental suspense thriller that introduces you to the world of espionage. The tagline of the movie Bridge of Spies reads: “In the shadow […]
In the Heart of the Sea (2015): Film Review
Oscar-winner Ron Howard’s (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) ‘In The Heart Of The Sea‘ Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland, and Benjamin Walker is certainly watchable as it translates the retelling of a real-life story that inspired Herman Melville’s classic “Moby Dick.” Set in 1820, the film In the Heart of the Sea follows the crew of the […]
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 […]