B-movies are a dime a dozen nowadays, thanks to the increasingly strengthening stream of easier distribution paths and the prolificacy of cut-rate digital effects solutions, so it’s tough to sift through the rubble of bargain bin trash to find any gems anymore. The label simply isn’t what it used to be, now sullied by the…
As the title, The Curse of Downers Grove, suggests, there’s a curse on the small town of Downers Grove — each year, a senior dies in the days leading up to graduation. I incorrectly assumed the curse would be supernatural, and as soon-to-graduate high school senior Chrissie (Bella Heathcote, “Dark Shadows”) tells her friends, it’s…
The Witness Protection Program doesn’t always keep the bad guys away. In Open Road Films’ Hit and Run, bank robbery getaway driver Charlie gets found by his buddy that he helped get locked away (and apparently enabled his raping, as a running gag makes mention of). As the title implies, there is a lot of…
