Released: March 21, 2014. Directed by: Neil Burger. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd. Runtime: 139 min. Timing's an important thing to consider when releasing any movie. With Divergent, one must consider if we truly need another post-apocalyptic YA novel adaptation while The Hunger Games still reigns supreme. I think it makes it easier to … Continue reading Divergent (2014)
Month: March 2014
March 28-30 Box Office Predictions: Swear words and Sabotage of biblical proportions
Jason Bateman's Bad Words is one of the new releases coming out this weekend, but it's been in limited release since the 14th of March, and has grossed $837 thousand. It premiered at TIFF back in September, and it looks pretty awesome. Since one of the taglines is "suck my dictionary," I'm really excited. I think … Continue reading March 28-30 Box Office Predictions: Swear words and Sabotage of biblical proportions
V/H/S/2 (2013)
Released: June 6, 2013. Directed by: Various including Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans. Starring: Kelsey Abbott, Adam Wingard, Mindy Robinson. Runtime: 96 min. With hearing that V/H/S/2 is stronger than its predecessor, my expectations were slightly higher. What a mistake that was! While this film improves a few aspects over its predecessor, the general quality is worse. … Continue reading V/H/S/2 (2013)
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
Released: September 24, 2013. Starring: Jemma Dallender, Yavor Baharov, Joe Absolom. Directed by: Steven R. Monroe. Runtime: 106 min. I'll keep this one short and sweet. This follows the exact same formula as the previous film, except the writers have developed an obsession with feces. This time, the cruelty is uninspired European cruelty. The story follows … Continue reading I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
Stand Up Guys (2013)
Released: February 1, 2013. Directed by: Fisher Stevens. Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin. Runtime: 95 min. On paper, this seems like a great success. It stars veteran actors Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin, working together in a crime comedy that sounds pretty good. The story follows Val (Pacino), who, after spending 28 years in prison, is released and … Continue reading Stand Up Guys (2013)
Veronica Mars (2014)
Released: March 14, 2014. Directed by: Rob Thomas. Starring: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni. Runtime: 107 min. Veronica Mars is a film made for the fans, released ten years after the television show's premiere year. The show, cancelled after three seasons, stars Kristen Bell as the titular Mars, who is resurrected after all this time by … Continue reading Veronica Mars (2014)
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
Released: October 8, 2010. Directed by: Steven R. Monroe. Starring: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard. Runtime: 108 min. Steven R. Monroe's I Spit on Your Grave is the remake of Meir Zarchi's 1978 film Day of the Woman, a film so brutal it was banned in many places (a few provinces in Canada, the Phillipines, … Continue reading I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
Need for Speed (2014)
Released: March 14, 2014. Directed by: Scott Waugh. Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots. Runtime: 132 min. Need for Speed (based on the popular gaming franchise) is about as conventional as these crime actioners come. Since the game franchise of the same name doesn't really have a storyline, and is just racing during dynamic gameplay … Continue reading Need for Speed (2014)
V/H/S (2012)
Released: September 6, 2012. Directed by: Various (including Ti West, Adam Wingard). Starring: Adam Wingard, Joe Swanberg, Helen Rogers. Runtime: 116 min. V/H/S is a found-footage anthology film featuring five main short films built around a frame narrative, that also works as its own short film experienced in snippets. As with most found-footage films, the cinematography is all over the place, but … Continue reading V/H/S (2012)
The ABCs of Death (2013)
Released: March 8, 2013. Directed by: Various including Angela Bettis, Ti West and Ben Wheatley. Starring: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Iván González, Kyra Zagorsky. Runtime: 129 min. Anthology films are a series of shorts compiled together, and the only thing they have in common is the genre they portray. A few anthology films from 2013 include … Continue reading The ABCs of Death (2013)
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