As the title Gone suggests, something or someone has disappeared. When Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) comes home from working the night shift at the diner she finds that her sister Molly (Emily Wickersham) has been abducted from her bed. This triggers horrible memories for Jill, who was herself abducted from her bed the previous year….
I have a friend who once wrote a novel about an entire minor league stadium (players and fans alike) which is suddenly transported through a wormhole to third century Palestine. There, the modern-day folks meet Barabbas (who was freed in Jesus’s stead) roaming about the desert. The players and fans change Barabbas’ name to Barry…
You will enjoy particular films even more if you do not know very much beforehand; think “The Sixth Sense” or “The Crying Game.” Previews of movies nowadays give away everything including the set up, the conflict, the climax, and sometimes even the ending all before you go and see it. The preview for The Skin…
Guy is a criminal. Guys cleans up his act, goes legit and starts a family. Guys gets pulled back in because someone in his family screwed up. Guy wages war on the perps when things go sour. We’ve seen the premise many times before so there isn’t much to get excited about for Universal Pictures’…
The first trailer for The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) was crap. The second trailer, released today by IFC Films, gets down and dirty. It introduces us to Martin, the man with the brilliant plan to build upon Dr. Heiter’s sickening experiment. Can you think of a better way to pay homage to the demented…
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) pushed the boundaries of all that is good and decent in the world. Apparently that boundary wasn’t pushed far enough as now The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) is set to squirm into theaters in October. The trailer for it is obviously staged for viewer reactions, but I’m sure what…
The “mad scientist” in The Skin I Live In is a well-to-do plastic surgeon. His all consuming passion is the creation of an impervious, synthetic skin, which, if he had 12 years ago, would have saved his wife who was horrifically burned in a car crash. With his goal within grasp, the good doctor requires…
