Dylan Chester

[Review] Machine Gun Preacher

If one would only view the first 15 minutes of Machine Gun Preacher, they would probably figure they're about to endure a sappy Lifetime movie; for good rea...

[Review] Killer Elite

Killer Elite is a Jason Statham movie, which has nearly become a genre of its own by now. What one expects from a "Statham" film, he or she usually gets. In...

[Review] Moneyball

Writer Aaron Sorkin seems to captain magic when it comes to making potentially boring and tedious scenes exciting, fun and nail-bitingly entertaining. And w...

[Review] Straw Dogs

Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs is a tough film to watch. Not in terms of onscreen violence, but in evaluating the film as a whole. Sam Peckinpah's original film is ...

[Review] Burke and Hare

Burke and Hare is very reminiscent of this year's The Ward, from John Carpenter. Both films come from filmmakers who are rightfully beloved, have delivered ...

[Review] Red State

Red State is like a girl you really want to love, if only you could look past her myriad of flaws. She's promising and admirable. She's spontaneous, takes c...

[Review] The Debt

There is a fantastic film in The Debt. With a director like John Madden behind the camera, it's a bit surprising that he didn't churn out something of a hig...

[Review] Bunraku

Bunraku is a western set within an ultra-stylized cartoon world without guns. It's an inspired and attention-grabbing idea right off the bad. In execution, ...

[Review] Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Tucker & Dale vs Evil is a surprise in that it takes what feels like a one-note sketch idea and makes it work as a funny, ear-turning feature comedy. In...