Posts Tagged ‘James McAvoy’
Film Review – Speak No Evil
I’ll admit to you, dear reader: When I heard that there would be an English language remake of the Danish film Speak No Evil (2022), I was not immediately bursting with anticipation. Don’t get me wrong, it is a tense and disturbing psychological thriller. I was left…
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Episode 19 – It Chapter Two
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the new installment of the Stephen King epic, It Chapter Two. We also discuss talks of a Tank Girl reboot, a possible Rod Serling biopic, and a Face/Off remake. As our Netflix homework, we review the…
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Film Review – It Chapter Two (Second Take)
The film adaptation of It by Stephen King began in 2017, and the first film broke records making it the highest-grossing R-rated horror film of all time. The collision of a terrifying clown, hysterical comedic elements, and excellent casting of young actors who gelled and acted…
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Film Review – It Chapter Two
Two years after the smashing success of 2017’s It (now the highest grossing horror movie of all time), Andy Muschietti‘s It Chapter Two has come along to provide some catharsis and tie up loose ends. Unfortunately it becomes hopelessly tangled in its attempt to do…
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Film Review – Dark Phoenix
It’s crazy to think that the X-Men movie franchise, which helped kick start the superhero boom as we now know it, first appeared on screen nineteen years ago. Things have changed a lot since then. Seeing people that can shoot lasers out of their eyes…
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Film Review – Glass
M. Night Shyamalan is a filmmaker who exists in two different extremes. On one hand, he can set up interesting premises that draw us in with their mysterious, suspenseful, and horrific elements. On the other, the payoffs to these stories have been hit or miss…
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Film Review – Submergence
Melodrama, when done well, draws our empathies so effectively that seeing the lives of characters play out is as suspenseful as an action film. Of all the genres in cinema, melodrama – often dealing with the ups and downs of romance – is so closely…
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SXSW Film Review – Atomic Blonde
The trailer for Atomic Blonde released online only two days prior to the world premiere at SXSW. Greeted in the Paramount Theatre by a DJ spinning 80s tunes, it certainly set the tone for the film. Director David Leitch (John Wick) greeted the audience along…
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