One bank. Two gangs of bank robbers. Same time and day. That makes for one helluva scenario, especially when crafted in the hands of the boys who wrote “The Hangover.” As the trailer for Flypaper shows, it gets awfully complicated and comical — one gang is made up of professional thieves, the other is a…
A bloodier red-band trailer for Conan the Barbarian has been released by Lionsgate today. Personally, I’m becoming less enthused about the film — the accompanying music leaves a lot to be desired, the blood effects (of which there are many scenes of) looks hokey and the limited dialogue just seems off. I’m not going to…
What you expect from a film really paints what you will feel about the film afterward. Whether you are partial to or despise the director or one of the actors, if you’ve heard good or bad reviews from friends, or if you’ve been sucked in or led astray by marketing will already start you with…
Is 2011 becoming the year of the shark? Possibly, as the US has “Shark Night 3D” coming out this year, Australia has “Bait” (also 3D coincidentally) and now comes Dark Tide. This film, however, promises to be more of a dramatic thriller as opposed to the mindless body chomping guaranteed by the other films (although…
The mental institution is a great location for nearly all movie types, but none more so than the horror or thriller genre. Isolation, deeply disturbed patients and or a sadistic doctor are several cornerstones that can be explored. And using some of these staples, John Carpenter, emerging from a ten year hiatus from movie making,…
What does winning the lottery have to do with serial killing? On the surface nothing, but in the new indie comedy Lucky, whose trailer debuted today, everything. When weak and ignored office worker Ben wins the lottery, his world, as one would suspect, changes. He gets the girl of his dreams (who couldn’t stand him…
Many a man believes Megan Fox is an angel. Not necessarily one that resides in heaven with a halo over its head, mind you, but more in the you’re in my sexual fantasies kind of way. In Passion Play, Mitch Glazer’s directorial debut, Mrs. Fox combines both elements — she pouts and purses her lips…
