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Kathy H.’s life isn’t
completely unlike yours. She’s a young woman with a career in health care, a
car, a flat and friends she’s known her whole life. Generally speaking though, her life isn’t a common one in
the dystopian England where she lives. Kathy (Carey Mulligan) is one of a trio
of friends, including Tommy (Andrew Garfield) and Ruth...
NR
The musical mayhem -makers
in the Sound of Noise use anything
and everything as instruments to wreak havoc on their city – roadways, power
lines, unconscious men, bank notes and bulldozers. Their drive-by drumming and
beguiling beats are the centerpiece of a story about a hypersensitive police
detective engaged in his own battle with music and...
NR
After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival,
Guy Moshe’s super stylistic Bunraku
made it to Austin’s Fantastic Fest. Expecting something of a typical slasher
flick, I was not looking forward to this film about a dystopian world where
swords are used in place of guns. However, I left the theater a Guy Moshe fan
interested in the...
NR
To be quite honest, I
really didn’t know what to expect from this film. Yes, I am a fan and avid
player of Halo, the video game on which this film is based, but we all know
what can happen when something is translated across media lines. Unfortunately, when it was all said and
done, Red vs. Blue: Revelation was
the latest adaptation casualty...
NR
A
Somewhat Gentle Man is a great black comedy that supplies
ample wit as it tells the story of Ulrik (Skarsgärd), a man rebooting his life
after a 12-year prison term. An old friend and low-rent crime boss Jensen
assists Ulrik along his new found path by providing a room, a job and a score
to settle – whacking the guy who ratted him out a...
R
Red Hill is not
your dad’s western. Well, maybe it is if your dad is into dark drama and lot’s
of action. Hughes’ debut film
isn’t exactly earth-shatteringly new but because it’s tight and well shot it is
impressive. The film is centered
around Shane Cooper (Kwanten), a young, insecure cop with an eight-months
pregnant wife who’s...
R
If you are looking for some drop kicking action, The Man From Nowhere is the movie for you. Starring Bin Won, Korea’s equivalent to America’s Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Lee Jung-beom, this film is full of action, adrenaline and non-stop fun. I expected little and can honestly say that I was blown away with what I saw.In the film...
NR
Because I understood from the onset that this film was meant to
be humorous I enjoyed it more than if had I not known. Sharktopus, produced by Roger Corman, is a nod to the genre of
exploitation films. Still, funny as it was, it wasn’t without its flaws.Sharktopus had
everything: girls in skimpy swimsuits, a blood-thirsty monster, a villain, a...
NR
Three years ago I sat in a theater and witnessed a unique horror film with a bold cult flare. That movie, Adam Green's Hatchet, paid respect to the 80s genre that we all know and love. I never imagined that there would be a second dose, but here I sit prepared to rave about Hatchet II, Green's solid follow up.
In the film, which is hits...
NR
I
will be the first to admit that I don't always have the stomach to watch the
things that got me so excited about the horror genre only a few years ago. I feel that the Saw series, while smart and fascinating, has gone overboard as of
late, and I have never been a fan of the rape/torture porn films like Hostel. But for some reason the...
