I’m not going to split any hairs here. I think Alexandre Aja is the next genius in the world of extreme films. He has an astonishing and beautiful vision for the most depraved and disgusting things shown on screen in the last few decades. What Aja has been doing with High Tension and now his … Continue reading
I’m not going to split any hairs here. I think Alexandre Aja is the next genius in the world of extreme films. He has an astonishing and beautiful vision for the most depraved and disgusting things shown on screen in the last few decades. What Aja has been doing with High Tension and now his … Continue reading
Art imitates life, and since most of the world seems to have developed a strong disdain for the good ol’ US of A, this is being reflected in our movies. Sony and producer Neal Moritz, who only acknowledges concepts that are really high (Stealth, Torque, XXX, etc.), have grabbed an action flick pitch called Minutemen. … Continue reading
Although I’m pretty disenchanted with Stephen King’s work (I maintain that the Bachman stuff and short story collections are his best), I’ve been told Cell is worth reading for the carnage and the fact that it’s set in and around my hometown of Boston. Now I don’t have to bother with all that reading nonsense! … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
Movies based on videogames. Usually not so hot, right? Brotherhood of the Wolf director Christophe Gans seems hellbent on disproving that with Silent Hill. So far they studio is doing a fine job of generating interest (even though I’m still all a-scared) with a very spooky trailer and some downright disturbing early images, like the exclusive freakshow … Continue reading
Philip Seymour Hoffman isn’t one of those cats who wins an award and then tells reporters "Golly, I don’t have anything lined up next!". Because that just would be a flat-out fib. And Hoffman’s pants are not, repeat NOT, on fire. Yes, a mere two days after being handed Oscar gold for his impersonation (let’s … Continue reading
Ennis Continues to Build a Castle with The Punisher By Mark Wheaton “Huh. Bitch, you dead? You ain’t dead. You best git to work suckin’ my dick. Then fix me some muthafuckin’ eggs.” These words, spoken on the last two pages of The Punisher #31 to a naked, dead-looking woman sprawled on a bed with … Continue reading
Aside from a couple of his Death comics (and the long-missing Miracleman), I never really got into writer Neil Gaiman’s brand of diet-Goth grownup fairy tales. But I’m curious about the adaptation of Gaiman’s book Stardust, mostly because it’s Matthew Vaughn’s sophomore directing effort. Considering his confident work on his gangster debut Layer Cake, I would’ve … Continue reading
You could possibly relate Jarhead to William Broyles Jr’s biggest success, Cast Away. After all, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lonely man stranded in a sandy landscape, yearning for home. That would make Peter Sarsgaard Wilson, by the way. Broyles brings something unique to Jarhead, though, and that’s his own real life experience as a Marine … Continue reading