Posts Tagged ‘J.A. Bayona’
Film Review – Society of the Snow
***Warning: This review contains minor spoilers*** The story of the Uruguayan rugby team – whom in 1972 crash landed in the Andes mountains and was stranded in the harsh climate for months – has been subject of countless news reports, documentaries, and films. I became…
READ MOREFilm Review – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Each sequel of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993) – including the spin-offs Jurassic World (2015) and now Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – have failed to answer the same lingering question: Why on Earth would anyone want to go back to a place where man-eating…
READ MOREFilm Review – A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls is billed as a family-friendly film to be enjoyed for the holiday season. However, the film did not open wide in theatres until January 6th, and there is that element of death, anger, and sadness that should be kept in mind before…
READ MOREFilm Review – Shut In
The snowy thriller Shut In revolves around a child psychologist and her disabled stepson who get trapped in their house that may or may not be haunted during a winter storm. That she is the worst child psychologist since Hugh Grant in Nine Months and the…
READ MORE6 Thrillers or Horror Films Set in School
School is supposed to be a safe haven for students and teachers: a place for growth, learning, exploration, and security. Unfortunately, it can also be a period of awkwardness, isolation, and torment, depending on what side of the cafeteria you ate. Horror films or thrillers…
READ MORESXSW TV Review – Showtime’s Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful is Showtime’s newest original series. Episode 1 had its world premiere at SXSW for a crowd at the Vimeo Theater. Having seen the show’s trailer, I was intrigued enough to take a break from the many films I had seen for an hour…
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