by Joel Kalow From the October 2015 IssueAbout twenty-five minutes into Times Square, the two leads break out of a mental institute, steal an ambulance, and take an abandoned warehouse as their new home. Few films have ever so gleefully thrust viewers into the cesspool that forms the setting of Times Square: the cheap neon … Continue reading
by Kevin Fermini From the October 2015 IssueOctober 31st marks an important date in the lives of horror movie buffs, as Ash vs. Evil Dead — Sam Raimi’s long-awaited fourth installment in the Evil Dead series — finally hits television screens. Raimi’s cult classic trilogy, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness … Continue reading
by Will Erickson & Casey Simonson From the October 2015 IssueCASEY: With Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman on the way in just a few months, I found it fitting to revisit one of my least favorite superhero movies of recent years – Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins – hoping that perhaps I wouldn’t hate it nearly … Continue reading
Just as with comedy, the effect of horror is unique for every movie-goer. The same image that makes you yawn might very well have traumatized your friend for life. From masked slashers and hulking monsters to pale ghouls and the exaggerated surreality of a troubled mind, almost everyone seems to have that one thing that … Continue reading
by Justin Madore From the October 2015 IssueBlack Mass is such a frustrating way to begin the fall movie slate. All the trappings of a great film are there. Interesting premise? Check. Great cast? Check. Great director? Check. While completely competent in its own right, it simultaneously struggles to be anything more than that. While … Continue reading
From the October 2015 Issue It is the duty of the filmmaker to be the assembler and captain of a boat of sorts. Once the ship is built and an audience has climbed aboard, it is up to the filmmaker—a lantern in one hand and an oar in the other—to bring the ship to new … Continue reading
by Justin MadoreKate Macer (Emily Blunt), leads a team of FBI agents through a neighborhood into an Arizona house against the backdrop of a dry desert landscape. A tank blows in the wall, exposing two kidnappers armed to the teeth with weapons. They’re taken out, and Kate’s team moves into the next room to reveal … Continue reading
by Justin Madore“Beware of Crimson Peak,” says the ghost haunting young Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska). This mysterious warning recedes into her memory, but she never quite forgets. As an aspiring writer, she pens a novel featuring ghosts to submit to a journal. Her father — as well as several publishers — warns her against it. … Continue reading
by Luke Harbur From the October 2015 IssueScott Pilgrim vs. the World: a perfectly cast, fast-paced, colorful, relatable and respectable film deserving praise for each shot. Criticism for this film also deserves recognition, but it serves to be trite in the grand scheme of the film as a whole. Scott Pilgrim is one of the … Continue reading
by Justin MadoreProlific director, Ridley Scott, has returned to theaters this fall with his newest sci-fi film, The Martian. While his recent directorial efforts have certainly been lackluster, The Martian is a true return to form for the man who has given us other great sci-fi films such as Alien and Blade Runner. Drawing inspiration … Continue reading
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