BREEDER shows us that Perfection Has A Dark Side
An unusual and visually distinctive psychological thriller that benefits enormously from its attention to cinematic craftsmanship
An unusual and visually distinctive psychological thriller that benefits enormously from its attention to cinematic craftsmanship
Craftsmanship proves more memorable than the story in A PRAYER FOR THE DYING, and therein lies the paradox – a film about a dying world whose most extraordinary achievement is how vividly alive its filmmaking becomes.
What ultimately makes THE CYCLE so effective is the remarkable unity of its creative elements. The screenplay, performances, cinematography, production design, editing, sound, score, and practical effects aren’t competing for attention. They are working together, each contributing to the same carefully orchestrated experience.
THE MONGOOSE is exciting, entertaining, occasionally funny, and unexpectedly moving. It has the muscle of a first-rate action thriller and the heart of a story about people whose service and sacrifices continue to shape their lives.
Rebecca J. Matthews has found a wonderfully wicked way to breathe new life—and perhaps a little undead life—into Wuthering Heights. And damned if it isn’t fun!
An exquisite and deeply affecting feature directorial debut from Juan Pablo Di Pace, co-written, co-directed, and co-edited with Andrés Pepe Estrada.
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES: ORGANIC INTELLIGENCE knows exactly what it is, exactly what its audience wants, and exactly how much fun can be squeezed out of homicidal produce. It’s Mondo Fabulocity! And that’s no small potatoes.
This is horror filmmaking at its finest…a triumph of visual storytelling, atmospheric craftsmanship, and intelligent horror filmmaking.
Ultimately, CLEAN HANDS is both affecting and frustrating. Its compassion for those struggling with addiction is genuine, its depiction of Brooke’s suffering often devastating, and its commitment to the real-world mission of Brooke’s House admirable. But a story about a father’s determination to save his daughter also demands an examination of the father himself.
This is one of the best, if not the best, film of Renny Harlin’s career… He checks every box an action fan could want —explosions, gunfire, rockets, helicopters, vehicular mayhem, Gatling guns, hand-to-hand combat and knives—but never allows the spectacle to become the whole movie.
Written and directed by Boll and starring Armie Hammer and Costas Mandylor, CITIZEN VIGILANTE is a brutal, bloody, provocative contemporary Western, trading horses and dusty frontier towns for the streets of Europe, social media, the dark web, and an international manhunt…Boll doesn’t pussyfoot around any of this. CITIZEN VIGILANTE is built around an uncomfortable dramatic question: what happens when the distance between law and perceived justice becomes so great that someone decides to fill that void himself?
What makes much of FLOATING CAROUSEL work is that Napier and Powers don’t strain for jokes. The humor generally comes from behavior… [But] Napier and Powers have created an ensemble filled with amusing characters and situations, but not every one of them requires the amount of attention afforded it.
