Dylan Chester

[Review] Mirror Mirror

Visionary director Tarsem Singh recognizes one important fact about the tale of Snow White: it's a kid's story. For months Singh has labeled the film as "sicken...

[SXSW Review] The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods is already going down as the one film this year you'll urge all your friends to see, but won't tell them anything about it. While the tra...

[SXSW Review] Sinister

Scott Derrickson's previous film, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, didn't live up to the promise he showed with The Exorcism of Emily Rose, an effec...

[Review] Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

An unhinged Nicolas Cage playing a hellfire demon; Idris Elba taking on a drunk monk with crazy eyes; Ciarán Hinds in the new form of the devil; and a scene...

[Review] The Woman in Black

The world needs more horror films like The Woman in Black. Not only is the film's love for old-fashioned storytelling amiss in countless modern genre ventures, ...

[Review] Red Tails

George Lucas' passion for Red Tails can't be dismissed -- it's been a real journey to get this story to the big screen. For years and years he's been discus...

[Review] Newlyweds

After having to watch Edward Burns' Newlyweds on my 14-inch MacBook, I immediately added all of the actor/writer/director's previous films to the very top o...

[Review] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo book is B material. It's a standard crime investigation story, the kind one reads on a long plane ride and forgets about onc...

Dylan Chester