What’s your favorite Steve Miner movie? Is it Friday the 13th Part II or Part III? House or Warlock? Lake Placid or Texas Rangers? All joking aside (my apologies if you’re actually pondering the above query), Miner did direct one minor classic: the first season Christmas episode of The Wonder Years in which Jason Hervey … Continue reading
Just when you think Martin Campbell is ready to make the leap to A-list director status, he takes a pure for-hire gig that reminds you he’s just a high operating hack. In a way, you’ve got to respect that. What if Martin Brest would’ve limited himself to character-driven comedies like Going in Style or Midnight … Continue reading
The second half of this review is loaded with spoilers. Please avoid scrolling to the end if you haven’t seen the movie. The final grade for this film is an 8. Eli Roth faced a dilemma when making Hostel Part II: we were in on it already. What made the first film work was how … Continue reading
Despite a fair amount of cheese spread over the dry cracker (not that kind of cracker, you racist bastard) that is Stan Lee, you can’t deny the guy’s infectious charm. Stan Lee was always the larger than life excelsior!-ator and legend until his introduction as wannabe superhero mentor in the ridiculously overblown and embarrassingly entertaining … Continue reading
The original Ocean’s 11 featured a bunch of entertainers trying to be actors. The new Ocean’s series has featured a bunch of actors trying to be entertainers, and it took them until the third one to get it right. Ocean’s 13 isn’t worried about the heist or the story, it’s interested in taking these actors … Continue reading
This afternoon I had a chance to get on the phone with Neil Gaiman to talk about the upcoming Stardust, but of course I couldn’t resist asking about the adaptation of Death: The High Cost of Living, which he’s directing, and which Guillermo del Toro is executive producing. ‘I’m going to go off and spend … Continue reading
Had Knocked Up managed to topple Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End as the top film at the box office last weekend, it would’ve been the story of the summer (until Evan Almighty tanks, but more on that later); unfortunately, Judd Apatow’s excellent romantic comedy came up $14 million short (though it did get … Continue reading
Kevin Smith has finished the script for his next next film (remmber, he’s doing the low-budget flick Red State before anything else) and now we know the title: Zack And Miri Make A Porno. Never one for subtlety or misdirection, the script is about exactly what you think it’s about. From the LA Times: “A … Continue reading
THIS IS FOR TONIGHT AT 7! SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! COME SEE A VERY FUNNY MOVIE FOR VERY FREE!!! Attention Chewers in New York City and points surrounding: help us get NYC screenings happening! We’ve had sporadic screenings for you guys in the past, but we now have an opportunity to make them more regular … Continue reading