What Happened to THE HAPPENING?

The Saturday morning after The Happening came out, I took advantage of AMC’s A.M. Cinema and paid only $5 to see it. I just couldn’t risk it after all the negative reviews. (see our review roundup of The Happening)

So was it terrible? Kind of. And kind of not. The biggest problem with The Happening? It […]

Review Roundup: INCREDIBLE HULK, THE HAPPENING

Here come two of the most curious big-studio releases of the summer. The Incredible Hulk lumbers into theaters with all sorts of cinematic baggage: Ang Lee’s previous attempt with Eric Bana, conflict between Edward Norton and the folks at Marvel (Tony Kaye is smiling and waving from somewhere), and premature buzz that the movie would underdeliver.
The […]

THE HAPPENING Early Review… Not So Good

There’s a storm comin’…  
A review for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening has hit the web and Night’s newest doesn’t sound promising. A guest reviewer at Collider saw what sounds like a rough cut of the movie (sans score) and was wholly disappointed.
Here’s the Collider review, but please be aware:  First, this is a rough cut review. Second, […]

Troma Lives! POULTRYGEIST An Early Hit

It’s been 22 years since The Toxic Avenger established Troma as the treasure trove of trash. Now the indie studio is enjoying more buzz than ever with their sick skewering of fast food and fowl, Poultrygeist, Night of the Chicken Dead. Tonight, Troma reported a $12,000 one-screen box office this weekend for Poultrygeist (In comparison, last weekend’s premiere of […]

THE CRAZIES Remake Shooting This Summer

While George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead and Diary of the Dead hit DVD later this month, the Romero nightmare The Crazies is about to be remade, for a 2010 release.

Shooting will begin this summer with director Breck Eisner (Sahara and, yes, he’s the son of Michael). If you’re not familiar with The Crazies, let’s […]

Trailer Tuesday: PROM NIGHT

Feeling numb after reviewing what seemed like an endless amount of trailers for this summer’s blockbusters, there was only one way to beat it. Discuss the trailer for a deep, meaningful movie.
Somewhere along the way came Prom Night, the remake of the 1980s horror film starring Jamie Lee Curtis. The combination of low expectations plus […]