In P.J. Hogan’s new screwball comedy Mental, the hills are alive with the sound of pathos. The movie may open with Rebecca Gibney having a mentally divergent so...
The movie theater I frequent has a dine-in option, but how anyone could possibly stomach Scary Movie 5 while eating baked clams is beyond me. I picture open mou...
A Hijacking revolves around the unraveling of the mystique of bravery and its risks and rewards. To be brave does not mean to be smart. When Danish cargo ship M...
In a world defined by rapid-fire news tweeting, instant social networking and Internet overload, how do we unplug? Beyond that, do we even want to? This is the ...
Even though the Mayans and 2012 have passed, filmmakers still appear utterly fascinated by the end of the world and our reaction to it. I’m not talking post-apo...
There was a steady welling up of tears as The Crash Reel came to its conclusion. I had shed a few earlier in the film, but now it was constantly assaulting my e...
The modern monster movie has recently received inspiration from an unlikely source; the mist-shrouded depths of Scandinavian folklore.
Whether it’s a fearsom...
Much like the origin of forty-two as Douglas Adams’ “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” being nothing more than a joke—an or...
From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
It isn't known which of the ancient Scot...
Opening a film with ending of a story is a daring move that requires much confidence on the filmmaker’s part. Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard is the rare animal...
