The Last Exorcism, Independent Horror, and You
A look into hype around independent horror filmmaking, its advertising, and its reputation – from “The Mike” for the Flickchart Blog “User Showcase”.
A look into hype around independent horror filmmaking, its advertising, and its reputation – from “The Mike” for the Flickchart Blog “User Showcase”.
I have encountered naysayers in the past who scoff at the notion that anything productive can arise from comparing movies from different genres or eras, or whatever else. “An Italian neorealist social drama vs. Transformers: Revenge of the...
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We were warned. Y2K would bring a complete collapse of our computers. Provided that didn’t send us back into the Stone Age overnight, it would require a reboot. The computers, as it turned out,...
Last week director Phillip Noyce’s newest film Salt, about a CIA officer who is accused of being a Russian spy, was released as one of the big action movies of the summer. Many of...
Throw away all your negative preconceived notions about this movie. Steve Carell’s haircut looks awful and the trailers don’t make it seem like anything special, but it’s actually a very solid comedy.
Your mind is the scene of the crime. So reads the tagline for Inception, the new film from writer/director Christopher Nolan that just dares you to try and summarize it in a few sentences....
Check out Flickchart user Nigel Druitt’s review of PREDATORS, using movie matchups as film criticism.
New On Blu-ray and/or DVD: Brooklyn’s Finest – (DVD and Blu-ray) Flickchart Ranking: #8014 Times Ranked: 193 % Times Won: 53.13% Times Top 20′d: 0 This cop movie has a very good cast: Wesley...
That the film focuses more on Kong surprises me not at all. He more closely approximates an actual character, while…
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
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