There’s nothing inherently wrong with Christian film as a concept. When it comes right down to it, it’s simply one more point of view. People make movies with all sorts of perspectives. They could be politically motivated, philosophically motivated, or often financially motivated. So, what’s so bad about somebody making a movie with a spiritual…
DetailsYou know, it drives me crazy when a movie could be great if it just pushed the envelope a little further. Sadly, Cooties is just such a movie. It looked like so much fun, but just doesn’t go far enough in both the humor AND the gore aspects. The premise is silly enough: Something contaminates…
DetailsIt’s been way too long since Johnny Depp has actually been in a role that wasn’t a comically overblown weirdo in a unfunny script. I think we’ve had enough pirate shenanigans from him, though vexingly there is yet another Pirates of the Caribbean movie to come, and surely Jonathan Frid of Dark Shadows fame should…
DetailsM. Night Shyamalan’s self-funded (five million dollar) mockumentary, The Visit, is a strange brew of humour and creepiness that seems to be intended for the teen market. Shyamalan has said that he recommends the youngest viewer be fourteen or above; I recommend the eldest being seventeen or below. Australian child actors Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould play…
DetailsRename this flick Straight Outta Compton: The Authorised Biopic of NWA, and you’ll have no problem slurping up its many pleasures. Any perceived oversights, white-washings and re-writings of history can be relegated to the internet, while up on the silver screen, jazzy images, fine performances, and awesome music can be smugly devoured. Not that, even…
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