A young gang member is taken in by a pair of assassins in Neomanila. In the near future, extrajudicial executions of drug dealers have become a way of life in Manila. In an effort to free his jailed brother, Toto (Timothy Castillo) is paired with the couple of Irma (Eula Valdez) and Raul (Rocky Salumbides), two freelance…
Wolverine goes on one last adventure in Logan. It is the year 2029 and mutants have become all but extinct. Due to poisoning caused by his adamantium skeleton, Logan (Hugh Jackman) has become greatly aged and is unable to heal as well anymore. He lives in Mexico with albino mutant Caliban (Stephen Merchant) to care…
A married couple is stalked by an individual from the husband’s past in The Gift. Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a young married couple, who have just moved into a new house and are ready to begin starting a family. While shopping, Simon is reunited with Gordo (Joel Edgerton), an old acquaintance…
Silent House is a horror film that is presented as one continuous shot. I’ll say now that this was probably one of the most effective elements of the film. The film flows seamlessly and you almost forget at times that it’s a non-stop shot (though I managed to spot a couple of the invisible cuts)….
A positive thing I can say about the sequel to Paranormal Activity 2 is that there are no major changes to the formula of the first film. In fact, the only real change is that the hauntings are captured with in-house security cameras instead of a single camera set-up in a bedroom. I do have…
Christopher Nolan has developed into one of my favourite directors and while his work on the Batman films have made him popular, I always like the other projects he does on the side. Inception is a very interesting science fiction/action film about the world of dreams and the difference between fantasy and reality. It’s a bit…
I have to say that there were a few moments in Shutter Island in which I was feeling a bit confused. It was not until the end of the film when I was able to piece everything together. If anything, this film proves that Martin Scorsese had the power to direct anything he wanted after…
Until he finally gets to doing it, Drag Me to Hell is closest Sam Raimi has gotten to doing a forth Evil Dead film. This film makes full use of the campy horror introduced in that series and I had a great time watching the film. The film mixed scares with almost goofy gags, which…
The Mist had two stigmas to content with. First, people can easily confuse the title with John Carpenter’s The Fog (and specifically the 2005 remake, which didn’t do so well). Second, it’s Frank Darabont’s third adaptation of the Stephen King story after successfully adapting The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. My verdict on this…
During their career, the Coen brothers went back and forth between dark dramas and comedies. During the 11 1/2 years since the release of Fargo, they really leaned onto the latter with only 2001’s The Man Who Wasn’t There being the only real non-comedy released during that time. As such, you can call No Country…
