November 5, 2008. By all accounts, a new era in world history begins. So has The Day The Earth Stood Still suddenly lost some of its impact?
In about five weeks, the remake to Robert Wise’s classic cautionary tale will hit theaters, with Keanu Reeves in the role made famous by Michael Rennie. But after last night’s […]
November 5th, 2008
Categories: Action Movies, Science Fiction, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments
A new list from the National Society of Film Critics will have movie fans asking “What’s your favorite B movie?” The new marathon-titled book The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending Mavericks, and Cult Classics We Love, rounds up the “lesser” movies that really mean something.
How is a B movie […]
October 22nd, 2008
Categories: Independent Film, Drama, Action Movies, Horror Movies, Lists, Science Fiction . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 2 Comments
Yeah, the economy is a bitch right now. So if your plan is to stay home more and watch movies, Amazon is making it easier to supplement your Netflix fix with DVD titles you might wanna own.
The most timely portion of the price reduction is their “Halloween Event,” where they’re promising low prices on 950+ […]
October 16th, 2008
Categories: Independent Film, Horror Movies, New on DVD, Science Fiction . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 1 Comment
Welcome to Labor Day weekend, your final stop on the summer movie train. It’s the mini-wasteland between mid-summer blockbusters and the “serious” fall award hopefuls.
This weekend we’ve got five wide releases: an espionage thriller, an indie comedy, a sci-fi thriller, and two trashy teen laughers. Something for everyone right? Right? Guh.
:: TRAITOR
Rotten Tomatoes: 54 / 100
Metacritic: 60 […]
August 29th, 2008
Categories: Movie Review Roundup, Drama, Independent Film, Action Movies, Comedies, Science Fiction . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 3 Comments
If you’re still hung over from the big Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince move to ‘09 (and Twilight to the coveted Fall ‘08 spot), just remember: There are movies to see this weekend. Imagine that. And not a big “event movie” in sight…
:: TROPIC THUNDER
Rotten Tomatoes: 84 / 100
Metacritic: 72 / 100
filmcritic.com: 4 / 5
Red […]
August 16th, 2008
Categories: Movie Review Roundup, Trailers, Comedies, Science Fiction . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 1 Comment
Well sort of. Sci-fi site io9 turned us onto an interview with McG, the single nicknamed director of Terminator Salvation (also occasionally known as Terminator 4), and McG reveals the following: The Terminator Salvation ending is, well, open-ended.
Another episodic cliffhanger for the Terminator series, appropriate to both the timeline (it’s 2018) and the eerie conclusion to T4’s immediate predecessor, Terminator […]
August 4th, 2008
Categories: Action Movies, Interviews, Science Fiction, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments