If a film carries the title Vengeance, one would predictably expect an action movie. Or a revenge picture. But one probably wouldn’t expect first-time writer/director B.J. Novak’s crime story that humorously attempts to get to the root of the increasing division between Americans in today’s self-obsessed society. Novak also starsContinue Reading
“Inspired by true events,” claims the advertising campaign for Cocaine Bear, a movie about a bear that ingests cocaine and goes on a murder spree through a national park in Georgia. Yes, there really was a bear that came across some cocaine dumped from an airplane. Yes, it ate some.Continue Reading
I’ve regularly made fun of Nicolas Cage for never meeting a script he didn’t like. Or, more likely, a paycheck. Mr. Cage has been in 20 films in the last five years, including this month’s The Old Way. Even though he’s won an Academy Award, he’s sometimes viewed as aContinue Reading
I first remember hearing about Vampire’s Kiss from a friend of mine in the late 80s. She had a dubbed VHS copy of it on a shelf in her parents’ house. She said it was some romantic comedy and her dad thought it was awful. From that day forward untilContinue Reading
Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) is having a bad day. As he leaves for work, he finds an eviction notice on his front door. Shortly after that, he’s told he’s out of a job. Rather than go home and face his wife and a newborn son, he goes to the barContinue Reading
If you ask a horror fan about their favorite Wes Craven film, you’ll most likely get a response about A Nightmare on Elm Street or Scream. The late director was responsible for the initial films in those two mammoth franchises as well as cult classics like The People Under theContinue Reading
Debris from construction on a nearby building falls and strikes Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith) in the head, knocking him out cold. When he wakes up, he waves off medical treatment. However, once he gives his statement to a beat cop, he realizes that something is terribly wrong. Someone else’s initialsContinue Reading