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Project Almanac
A time travel film is only as smart as its script. While that goes without saying most of the time, the found footage affront Project Almanac (previously Read More
Black or White
Mike Binder is a filmmaker interested in telling stories about identifiable people dealing with identifiable problems. In films such as The Upside of Anger, Indian Summer, and Reign Over Me, Read More
Amira & Sam
It’s tempting to give writer-director Sean Mullin extra credit for putting a spotlight on under-represented characters in his limp romantic dramedy Amira & Sam, but when Read More
The 10 Best Films About Weddings
For many, it’s the happiest day of their lives, the realization of a dream and the start of a beautiful bond that will (hopefully) last forever. Read More
Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
Prolific director Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell? sporadically feels like a heartfelt love letter to the cinema and filmmaking – one that’s inked Read More
Jessabelle
Horror is cyclical. One minute we are worried about the psychotic killer slashing his way through a wealth of worthless teenage victim fodder, the next, zombies Read More
Strange Magic
George Lucas owes us. He owes us for Howard the Duck. He owes us for those god-awful Star Wars prequels. He owes us for refusing to Read More
The Boy Next Door
Back when it looked like J-Lo, otherwise known as recording diva and American Idol space holder Jennifer Lopez, the star was getting started on a legitimate movie Read More
We’ll Never Have Paris
It may be just some kind of wild coincidence, but with last week’s release of Appropriate Behavior and this week’s release of We’ll Never Have Paris, Read More
Mommy (2014)
Mommy takes place in Canada in a fictional 2015. The only difference between real Canada and this Canada is a new law that has been passed Read More
The 10 Best High Tech Thrillers of All Time
Everything seemed to be going well in the Hollywood universe until The Interview. Even with an announcement months before about the Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy set Read More
Paddington
Paddington is the kind of movie Hollywood has forgotten how to make. It’s quaint and cozy, witty without resulting to an overuse of physical shtick or Read More