Special mention: “Funny Games” (1997)
Take my advice and just stick with the 1997 German version. The accents will drive you a bit crazy but what made this film work so well was the directors way of lingering on shots. 2 [...]
SYNOPSIS:
A confused young man (Marsden) takes a journey on a road that doesn’t exist on any map.
REVIEW:
“Interstate 60 Episodes of the Road” was one film that caught me by surprise. I’ve always associated it with the stylings of a cult film although I’m not so sure it ever caught on to signal “that” classification. For starters we’ll just stick with the shorter name of “Interstate 60″ (no one likes … Continue reading
SYNOPSIS:
Two mutants come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
REVIEW:
With the arrival of the “X-men” onto screen came a wave of hero-focused films. However it’s seeing the X-men on the big screen that was the defining moment for me. I had grown up reading the issues every month with baited anticipation … Continue reading
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
REVIEW:
A cult movie originates from a place that just simply works on a story level. It was not too long ago I reviewed the cult movie “Straw Dogs (1971)” by the same name featuring … Continue reading
SYNOPSIS:
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don’t know. With … Continue reading