"Dinner for Schmucks"
Nearly 2-hours of distinctly average material. Neither funny nor unfunny, the film merely exists with nothing to break the viewers indifference to the proceedings.Date Night - Online Premier, Monday December 5th!
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'Simone' Review | Critical-Film.com
Synopsis
The morning after a night of hard partying, Simone awakes, unsure of the events that took place. The mystery deepens as her focus becomes clear leading to a chilling discovery.
'Play Dead' Review | Critical-Film
Synopsis
A mysterious prison murder sparks a young orphaned girl, Callie, towards a journey to uncovering her secret past, but what is hidden there puts her in great danger from a supernatural force determined to exact revenge for a past wrong.
'Blood + Roses'
Synopsis
Martin (Kane John Scott) and his wife Jane (Marysia Kay) are taking some time off, trying to put the past behind them, trying to appreciate each other again. But when they get to their holiday cottage, they find that they're got little love left for each other. Jane attracts the attentions of another man, Seth (Benjamin Green), a vampire who sees something that he want in Jane. Jane wants it too, but be careful what you wish for...
After one night with Seth, Jane undergoes a painful transformation. A change that gives her more than she ever thought possible. A change that opens her eyes to a conspiracy that has been kept secret from her. But to finalise this transformation Jane must feed. Can she take a life to secure her own? And how about that delightful husband of hers?
"Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House"
"Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House"
There are few authors who have contributed as much to the world of horror literature as H.P. Lovecraft. Stuart Gordon has proven that no other filmmaker shares his appreciation for the work of Lovecraft. His career essentially began with Re-Animator, he has crafted some fine adaptations since, and I'm certain he'll choose to cap it off with yet another adaptation. I personally would have it no other way, as there would be no more suiting a way to bookmark a fine career.
"Masters of Horror: Jenifer"
"Masters of Horror: Jenifer"
No film-maker has had a greater influence on my approach to film and film-making than Dario Argento. I'd grown up a horror-fiend (still am, actually), yet the American outputs of the 80's had little or no discernible style. Argento introduced me to the fact that style can certainly increase the effect of the substance of a film, regardless of genre. Also, it can be, simply put, pretty to look at. I think more visual moments from Argento films are ingrained in my mind than any other director. It is here that my love for foreign films, horror and otherwise, began.
"Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns"
"Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns"
The Masters of Horror collection is a wonderful idea fronted by Mick Garris that, in a way, pits the best horror directors currently working today (most of them, anyway) against each other in a battle to make the most effective one hour horror gem. I realize that the initial purpose may not have been competition, but having this much talent in the same association means that even if the directors aren't taking this endeavor as a competition, then horror fans certainly are.
'Eyes Beyond'
"Eyes Beyond"
After my first viewing of "Eyes Beyond", I was nearly ready to dismiss the film as an average attempt to rattle the viewers consciousness through a few well-timed directorial 'shifts', which altered the audience's collective perception of the events occuring. For a 25-minute short, this is an ambitious feat indeed, and one that succeeds surprisingly well. My initial problem, however, was not the film's deliberately unfocused structure, it was the film's resolution and the succeeding title cards which provided numerous statistics regarding mental illness. It was seemingly so far removed, in both tone and context, from the opening sequence, that I couldn't quite grasp the point.
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'Woods, The'
"The Woods"
It's been a while since I've seen Lucky McKee's first film "May", yet I recall that McKee's screenplay was delightfully strange and managed to create a somewhat sympathetic central character out of the mentally deranged May. It was also obvious that the director had a certain amount of undeniable skill behind the camera. I had been anticipating his second film, "The Woods", since it was originally announced. To give you an idea how long this film was sitting on studio shelves – It was announced before M. Night Shyamalan's "The Villiage" (2004) , which was originally supposed to be titled "The Woods", but had to change its title due to the previous announcement of McKee's picture. It's finally available, albeit passing theatres entirely, and landing in DVD format.
'Woman in Black, The'
"The Woman in Black"
"The Woman in Black" is a relatively unheard of film in North America. Produced for British television in 1989, the film enjoyed a brief DVD release in 2000, but is, at the time of this writing, currently unavailable. This is too bad, because "The Woman in Black" is one of the best ghost stories ever put to film. It is perfectly paced, creepy as hell, and will stay with you long after its closing sequence.