Posts Tagged ‘Universal Pictures’
SXSW Interview – Andy Meyer – The Breakfast Club
Spencer interviews producer Andy Meyer from the dramedy The Breakfast Club at SXSW 2015.
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Film Review – Furious 7
The Fast & Furious series is one of those rare franchises that have actually improved the further it goes. Fourteen years have passed since the first, and only in the last few years has it really found its stride. A lot of that has to…
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Film Review – Blackhat
From top to bottom, Blackhat is a Michael Mann movie. All the familiar traits are there: tough guys, conversations over tabletops, dynamic cityscapes, and flashes of violence. It is a “Mann film,” but it’s unlike anything he’s done. Here is a filmmaker so focused on…
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Film Review – Dumb and Dumber To
Put down that whining Tamagotchi and throw on your best pre-distressed jeans because it’s Nostalgia Weekend at the cineplex! A staggering 20 years have passed since Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne last graced the big screen (unless you count 2003’s ill-advised prequel, in which case,…
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Film Review – Ouija
Oujia (2014) is a horror movie that showcases the worst aspects of the genre. Like any other film, what makes a good scary movie is not the creepy images or the screams or the amount of blood splattered. It’s about interesting characters, a captivating story,…
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Film Review – Dracula Untold
Let’s get this straight right off the bat: Dracula Untold (2014) is not a very good movie. It’s a “gritty” take on the famous vampire legend, although it takes many liberties with the mythology. The story is goofy and implausible, the CGI murky and unconvincing,…
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Film Review – A Walk Among The Tombstones
The era of “Badass Liam Neeson” continues with A Walk Among The Tombstones (2014). Unlike his previous outings, this is not a high-octane action film. It’s quieter, a bit more methodical, and although Neeson does traverse familiar territory in terms of performance, there is something…
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Film Review – Lucy
If there’s something to say about Luc Besson’s Lucy (2014), it’s that he definitely swung for the fences. The writer/director who made La Femme Nikita (1990), Leon: The Professional (1994), and The Fifth Element (1997) has returned with arguably his most ambitious work. Advertisements would…
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