Ben Wheatley is a prominent and potent voice in British cinema. His sophisticated use of practical limitations such as small casts and contained environments have created strong impressions such as the constant menace and discomfort of “Kill List” and the black humor of “Sightseers.” His distinctive use of space in “High-Rise” and “Free Fire” are…
From Joe Lynch, director of “Everly,” comes Mayhem, an ugly mishmash of the zombie apocalypse and tower assault subgenres. Unwisely referencing “A Clockwork Orange” in the opening, with Rossini’s “The Thieving Magpie” overlaid on some stylized ultra-violence, Derek (Steven Yeun, “Okja”) explains the “IV7” virus via narration. It’s a condition which purportedly causes the sufferer…
In a scene near the end of Downhill, a scowly, bald-headed ruffian mutters, “What a waste” just before blowing someone’s head off. The statement could also serve as an unfortunate slogan for the movie itself: An interesting premise and a gorgeous setting undermined by spotty writing and hysterical overacting. It’s almost bad enough to someday…
A plague has precipitously spread across the globe. Philadelphia, Newark, Washington: Each city’s populace victim to the bites of ravenous zombies. U.N. reports indicate mayhem has also reached other cities and continents; the blight is spreading quickly. So who would you want at the helm, desperately searching for a healing agent? Well it’s obvious, Brad…
Just when you’ve thought you’d seen all there was to see about zombies, along comes a movie like World War Z. Based off of the novel, “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” by Max Brooks, zombies are not the solitary creatures easily shot or stabbed. Now they act together as a…
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And here you thought only the T-Virus of “Resident Evil” fame had the strength to carry a franchise. Well, the contagion of “[REC]” fame is back in [REC] 3: Genesis and it may have gotten even nastier. This time the infection takes root at a wedding reception. Predictably, all hell breaks loose, culminating in a…
Back in January we covered the teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Retribution and today we’re covering its first full theatrical trailer. Other than some Matrix-y mind games being played on our heroine, Alice, this installment (number five I think) plays out in the same fashion as its predecessors. Alice fights back against the Umbrella Corporation…
