Director: Joel Schumacher
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099582
Review: Far too long and overcooked in a way that likely thinks it's very profound but really is just silly and ineffective.
Watch it if: You miss young weird Kiefer Sutherland too.
And if you liked: Crash, Altered States, Lifeforce, The Number 23
Tuesday, June 30
Monday, June 29
A Field in England
Director: Ben Wheatley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375574
Review: Visually arresting with a haunting soundscape and some bizarre performances.
Watch it if: You're ok with a movie going full psychedelic.
And if you liked: O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Wicker Man, The Blair Witch Project
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375574
Review: Visually arresting with a haunting soundscape and some bizarre performances.
Watch it if: You're ok with a movie going full psychedelic.
And if you liked: O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Wicker Man, The Blair Witch Project
MacGruber
Director: Jorma Taccone
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470023
Review: A few mean spirited moments aside, holds up as a bizarre and funny movie with strong commitment to tone and great use of Will Forte's face.
Watch it if: You're ok with some graphic violence and a lot of swearing.
And if you liked: The Naked Gun, Team America: World Police, Zoolander, Hot Rod
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470023
Review: A few mean spirited moments aside, holds up as a bizarre and funny movie with strong commitment to tone and great use of Will Forte's face.
Watch it if: You're ok with some graphic violence and a lot of swearing.
And if you liked: The Naked Gun, Team America: World Police, Zoolander, Hot Rod
Friday, June 26
Altered States
Director: Ken Russell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360
Review: Bizarre and intriguing with incredible imagery and enjoyably heady dialogue.
Watch it if: You're ok with a movie that revels in trippy symbolism.
And if you liked: Videodrome, Brain Damage, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Check this out: Altered States
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360
Review: Bizarre and intriguing with incredible imagery and enjoyably heady dialogue.
Watch it if: You're ok with a movie that revels in trippy symbolism.
And if you liked: Videodrome, Brain Damage, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Check this out: Altered States
Tuesday, June 23
Clown
Director: Jon Watts
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1780798
Review: Well shot with decent makeup, strong sound design and a few interesting images but far too long and filled with nods to other films without building anything particular with them.
Watch it if: You're ok with some gory clown violence.
And if you liked: Sinister, The Fly (1986)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1780798
Review: Well shot with decent makeup, strong sound design and a few interesting images but far too long and filled with nods to other films without building anything particular with them.
Watch it if: You're ok with some gory clown violence.
And if you liked: Sinister, The Fly (1986)
Down Terrace
Director: Ben Wheatley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489167
Review: Manages to blur the line between absurdly funny and grimly disturbing creating a tense atmosphere that keeps you guessing right until the end.
Watch it if: You're ok with some realistic violence in an oddly comic way.
And if you liked: Kill List, Dead Man's Shoes, Blood Simple
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489167
Review: Manages to blur the line between absurdly funny and grimly disturbing creating a tense atmosphere that keeps you guessing right until the end.
Watch it if: You're ok with some realistic violence in an oddly comic way.
And if you liked: Kill List, Dead Man's Shoes, Blood Simple
Sunday, June 21
Mr. Holmes
Director: Bill Condon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230
Review: Delicate and charming in its melancholia with an intriguing plot and a beautifully subtle lead performance.
Watch it if: You like Sherlock Holmes?
And if you liked: Nebraska, Elementary, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Check this out: A Slight Trick of the Mind
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230
Review: Delicate and charming in its melancholia with an intriguing plot and a beautifully subtle lead performance.
Watch it if: You like Sherlock Holmes?
And if you liked: Nebraska, Elementary, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Check this out: A Slight Trick of the Mind
Saturday, June 13
Jurassic World
Director: Colin Trevorrow
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369610
Review: Riddled with problems and cheap shortcuts but the last third or so has enough fun moments to justify its existence.
Watch it if: You're ok with a film being fairly predictable in its beats.
And if you liked: Jurassic Park, Predator, Godzilla (2014)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369610
Review: Riddled with problems and cheap shortcuts but the last third or so has enough fun moments to justify its existence.
Watch it if: You're ok with a film being fairly predictable in its beats.
And if you liked: Jurassic Park, Predator, Godzilla (2014)
Monday, June 8
Taken 3
Director: Olivier Megaton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446042
Review: Dumb and underwhelming with unfollowable action and bizarre character choices.
Watch it if: You're curious to see a film that gets more boring when the action starts.
And if you liked: Taken 2, Running Scared
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446042
Review: Dumb and underwhelming with unfollowable action and bizarre character choices.
Watch it if: You're curious to see a film that gets more boring when the action starts.
And if you liked: Taken 2, Running Scared
Fifty Shades of Grey
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441
Review: Muddled in tone and keeps the viewer at arm's length with hammy-as-hell dialogue and a jarring ending.
Watch it if: You're ok with some movie sex? I guess?
And if you liked: Sex, Lies and Videotape, Crash, Secretary
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441
Review: Muddled in tone and keeps the viewer at arm's length with hammy-as-hell dialogue and a jarring ending.
Watch it if: You're ok with some movie sex? I guess?
And if you liked: Sex, Lies and Videotape, Crash, Secretary
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